- Industry: Insurance
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Aetna, Inc. is an American diversified health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical ...
Dentists often use this word to describe the area of the mouth they are working on. The mouth has four equal sections, or quadrants. They are the upper right, upper left, lower right and lower left. Picture a straight line between the centre of the teeth to the back of the mouth. That is the division point. For example, a lower left molar would be in the lower left quadrant.
Industry:Health care
This is a health insurance company. (See also managed care.)
Industry:Health care
These are costs paid for health care that people can deduct from their taxes. To do so, the expense must not also be paid through insurance. For a complete list, see Section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Industry:Health care
These are the benefits that health care plans must provide. State or federal law require them.
Industry:Health care
This is an event that lets a member change his or her health benefits. Examples include death, job loss, divorce and marriage.
Industry:Health care
This is an amount of money that is paid to people through a disability plan or life insurance policy. It is the most that they can receive in one period. That could mean every week, every month, or once a year. The plan spells out how often this amount is paid.
Industry:Health care
This is a treatment used to fight cancer. High-energy rays damage cancer cells so they stop growing.
Industry:Health care
Some employers offer disability plans. These plans help people who cannot work because of illness or injury. The plan pays a part of their income for a time. This is the amount of time employees can receive a benefit amount through their disability plan. It is the longest period of time that they can collect this money.
Industry:Health care
This can help people who have a fatal illness. The member or spouse can get some life insurance benefits as an early payment.
Industry:Health care
This is a limit set by a health plan on the amount the plan considers eligible for coverage when members get care from health care professionals who do not have a contract with a plan. This is also known as a “usual, customary, and reasonable charge.” Learn more.
Industry:Health care
