group health insurance

  • 1Group Health Insurance Plan — An insurance plan that provides healthcare coverage to a select group of people. Group health insurance plans are one of the major benefits offered by many employers. These plans are generally uniform in nature, offering the same benefits to all… …

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  • 2group health insurance — /gru:p helθ ɪnˌʃυərəns/ noun a health insurance for a group of people under a single policy, issued to their employer or to an association …

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  • 3group life or group health insurance —    A single policy (usually term insurance) that covers all members of a designated group, such as employees of a company, and their dependents …

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  • 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… …

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  • 5Health insurance mandate — A health insurance mandate is either an employer or individual mandate to obtain private health insurance, instead of (or in addition to) a National Health Service or National Health Insurance.[1] Contents 1 United States 1.1 US States …

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  • 6Health 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 …

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  • 7health 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… …

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  • 8Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — n. A federal law enacted in 1996 that allows many workers to maintain health insurance coverage when they lose or change jobs and that protects the privacy of health data. abbrv. HIPAA The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint… …

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  • 9Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 — (HIPAA) USA A federal law governing the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage by limiting pre existing condition exclusions in group health plans (Pub. L. No. 104 191 (1996)). HIPAA also sets out privacy and security standards… …

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  • 10Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers… …

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