INSURANCE
Health insurance program that provides coverage for people over age of 65
Medicare
Act passed to implement certain basic patient rights and guidelines for nursing home care facilities
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Health insurance that is provided by the state or federal government
Medicaid
Law that regulates the privacy of patient information
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Plan that requires the member to get medical care from physicians, labs, and hospitals that agree to the fee the provider is willing to pay
Health maintenance organization
Written description of what is right and wrong, and what is acceptable behaviour in the health care field
Patient Bill of Rights
The amount a subscriber must pay before the insurance begins to pay is called
Deductible
Failure of a a medical professional to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or less occurs
Malpractice
A percentage the subscriber is required to pay of every medical bill
Co insurance
A spoken statement of false charges or misrepresentations that defame or damage another's reputation
Slander