Commercial Healthcare
The monthly amount called that you pay to a health insurance company for health coverage.
What is a Premium
The Connecticut brand name for DSS provided health coverage.
What is HUSKY?
The federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, or for certain younger people with disabilities.
What is Medicare?
The amount you pay for covered health care services before your insurance plan starts to pay.
What is a deductible?
The IRS credit that reduces the monthly premium amount that someone pays for health coverage.
What is an APTC?
This is the program administered jointly by states and the federal government that provides health coverage to millions of Americans.
What is Medicaid?
This portion of Medicare covers certain doctors' services, outpatient care, medical supplies, and preventive services.
What is Medicare Part B?
The fixed amount you pay for specific covered health care service like doctors’ visits.
Special QHP plans designed so that lower income households pay a reduced out-of-pocket amount for the services they receive.
What are CSRs?
The non-Medicaid program that provides health coverage to eligible, uninsured, children.
What is CHIP / HUSKY B?
This type of Medicare health plan offered by a private company that contracts with Medicare to provide you with both Medicare A & B.
The percentage of costs of a covered health care service you pay after you’ve met your deductible.
What is the Coinsurance?
The QHP plans are separated by these categories.
What are Metal Levels?
The different categories of coverage within the DSS health care program.
This government agency gives civilian health benefits for U.S Armed Forces military personnel, military retirees, and their dependents.
What is Tricare?
The most you will have to pay for covered services out of your own pocket in a plan year.
What is the OOP Max?
Outside the Open Enrollment Period, you cannot enroll into a health insurance plan without the help of this.
The tax form generated by DSS for clients who enrolled in their health care programs at any point in the year that shows proof of coverage.
What is a 1095-B?
This government organization is required by law to provide eligible veterans with needed hospital care and outpatient care services.
What is VA?