health (sickness) insurance
1Accident And Sickness Insurance Act — This is a Canadian government statute that defines the acceptable terms and conditions of health insurance coverage and sets out guidelines to which these policies must conform. It is now known as the Uniform Accident and Sickness Insurance Act,… …
2Health care system — A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health care systems around the world, with as many… …
3Health care systems — This article describes policy related systems. For the article on hospital networks, which are sometimes referred to as health care systems, see hospital network. A health care system is an arrangement in which health care is delivered. There are …
4Health insurance in the United States — The term health insurance is commonly used in the United States to describe any program that helps pay for medical expenses, whether through privately purchased insurance, social insurance or a non insurance social welfare program funded by the… …
5Health care reform in the United States — ] Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 16% of GDP. [http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/25 NHE Fact Sheet.asp#TopOfPage National Health Expenditure Data: NHE Fact Sheet, ] Centers for Medicare and Medicaid… …
6Health care reform — This article is about political movements affecting the delivery of health care and health care systems. For more information about movements to improve health, see Health reform. Health care reform is a general rubric used for discussing major… …
7insurance — Guarding against property loss or damage making payments in the form of premiums to an insurance company, which pays an agreed upon sum to the insured in the event of loss. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * insurance in‧sur‧ance [ɪnˈʆʊərəns ǁ… …
8Health insurance — is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll …
9health insurance — insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization. [1900 05] * * * System for the advance financing of medical expenses through contributions or taxes paid into a… …
10insurance — in·sur·ance /in shu̇r əns, in ˌshu̇r / n 1: the action, process, or means of insuring or the state of being insured usu. against loss or damage by a contingent event (as death, fire, accident, or sickness) 2 a: the business of insuring persons or …
