- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 4240
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- Company Profile:
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 39 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined, they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans.
The MCO committee that addresses issues related to compensation of the CEO and the MCO's general compensation and benefit policies.
Industry:Health care
Preventive care programs designed to determine if a health condition is present even if a member has not experienced symptoms of the problem.
Industry:Health care
An illegal business practice that occurs when two competitors agree not to do business with another competitor or purchaser.
Industry:Health care
A factor, such as the ability to demonstrate quality, that helps organizations to compete successfully with other MCOs for business.
Industry:Health care
Waivers that gave states the authority to offer more comprehensive services to specified categories of Medicaid recipients through demonstration projects.
Industry:Health care
A set of specialized healthcare services that provide support to terminally ill patients and their families.
Industry:Health care
A federal designation that allows MCOs to enter into Medicare risk contracts without having to obtain federal qualification as an HMO.
Industry:Health care
Waivers that allowed states to manage Medicaid recipients' access to providers by assigning recipients to a primary care case manager or by enrolling recipients in an HMO.
Industry:Health care
Physicians who spend a substantial amount of their time in a hospital setting where they accept admissions to their inpatient services from local primary care providers.
Industry:Health care
A health plan member's expression that his expectations regarding the product or the services associated with the product have not been met.
Industry:Health care
