- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 4240
- Number of blossaries: 0
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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.
A patient who has a complex or catastrophic illness or injury or who requires extensive medical interventions or treatment plans.
Industry:Health care
A contract clause which forbids providers from seeking compensation from patients if the health plan fails to compensate the providers because of insolvency or for any other reason.
Industry:Health care
A company whose sole business is the ownership of other companies, which are its subsidiaries.
Industry:Health care
An illegal business practise that occurs when two or more organisations agree not to compete by dividing geographic marketing areas, product offerings, or customers.
Industry:Health care
An illegal business practise that occurs when two competitors agree not to do business with another competitor or purchaser.
Industry:Health care
A set of specialised healthcare services that provide support to terminally ill patients and their families.
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
Preventive care programmes designed to monitor and promote the administration of vaccines to guard against childhood illnesses, such as chicken pox, mumps, and measles, and adult illnesses, such as pneumonia and influenza.
Industry:Health care
The financial statement that summarises an MCO's revenue and expense activity during a specified period.
Industry:Health care
The method of making a document a part of a contract by referring to it in the body of the contract.
Industry:Health care
