- 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 ...
Disability plans provide a source of income for people who cannot work because of illness or injury. Income from other sources may reduce the amount of payment made under the plan. The minimum benefit is the least amount of money a person can get from the plan. See “Other income benefits.”
Industry:Health care
This is when plaque left untreated on your teeth begins to harden. It then becomes known as calculus or tartar.
Industry:Health care
This lets a person carry forward or “roll over” any balance in a health fund. The amount can be used to pay for health care costs in future years.
Industry:Health care
This means to change. For example, a doctor suggests that you modify your diet. That means he or she wants you to change the way you eat.
Industry:Health care
This is a fixed amount of money doctors and hospitals get from health plans to serve plan members. They get this amount no matter how many patients they see.
Industry:Health care
This is the space in the centre or “canal” of the tooth that contains the pulp and the root of the tooth. A root canal treatment takes red or infected tissue out of the canal of the tooth root. Then, the empty canals are cleaned and sealed so the tooth does not have to be pulled.
Industry:Health care
This means to keep track of something. For example, a doctor wants to monitor your blood pressure. That means he or she wants to watch it, cheque it over a period of time to make sure there is nothing wrong.
Industry:Health care
This is help people get to further their career. Job skills, abilities and work habits are reviewed. Education, experience and interests are looked at also. Results are compared and matched to other jobs. This gives people ideas on what moves to make next.
Industry:Health care
This is how a dentist removes buildup under the gum line. It smoothes the surface so bacteria can’t form as easily.
Industry:Health care
This is for employees who are disabled and covered under a long-term disability plan. It is the amount they can get each month. They get this only while they are not able to work for a period of time.
Industry:Health care
