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Physicians without specialty training who provide a wide range of primary healthcare services to patients.
Industry:Health care
A way of containing hospital costs in which participating hospitals share a budget, agreeing together to set the maximum amount of money that will be paid for healthcare.
Industry:Health care
Health insurance offered through business, union trusts or other groups and associations. The most common system of health insurance in the United States, in which the cost of insurance is based on the age, sex, health status and occupation of the people in the group.
Industry:Health care
The requirement that an insurance plan accept everyone who applies for coverage and guarantee the renewal of that coverage as long as the covered person pays the policy premium.
Industry:Health care
Financial protection against the healthcare costs caused by treating disease or accidental injury.
Industry:Health care
The specific services and procedures covered by a health plan or insurer.
Industry:Health care
Skilled nurses and trained aides who provide nursing services and related care to someone at home.
Industry:Health care
Care given to terminally ill patients. Hospital Alliances: Groups of hospitals that join together to cut their costs by purchasing services and equipment in volume.
Industry:Health care
A system of health insurance in which the insurer pays for the costs of covered services after care has been given, and which usually defines the maximum amounts which will be paid for covered services. This is the most common type of insurance in the United States.
Industry:Health care
Care provided, at no cost, to people who do not have health insurance or are not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or other public programs.
Industry:Health care
