- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 4240
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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 rule which states that employees who are injured on the job are entitled to workers' compensation benefits, but they cannot sue their employers for additional amounts.
Industry:Health care
A law which requires health plans that offer medical and surgical benefits for mastectomy to provide coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomy.
Industry:Health care
A type of independent practice association (IPA) that simply negotiates contract terms with MCOs on behalf of member physicians, who then contract directly with MCOs using the terms negotiated by the IPA. This type of IPA is most often used with fee-for-service or discounted fee-for-service compensation arrangements.
Industry:Health care
The MCO committee responsible for handling issues related to overall organizational policy, including lines of business and employment policies.
Industry:Health care
A state-mandated insurance program that provides benefits for healthcare costs and lost wages to qualified employees and their dependents if an employee suffers a work-related injury or disease.
Industry:Health care
A worldwide healthcare system operated by the U.S. Department of Defense that focuses its efforts on population health improvement by integrating the delivery of healthcare services for active-duty personnel, retirees, and the families of active-duty personnel and retirees.
Industry:Health care
The MCO committee that oversees the organization's quality management committee, accreditation efforts, and other quality functions.
Industry:Health care
Benefits that replace an employee's wages while the employee is unable to work because of a work-related injury or illness.
Industry:Health care
Hospitals, clinics, and treatment centers that the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard operate to deliver care to Military Health System beneficiaries.
Industry:Health care
Medicaid recipients who do not meet categorically needy or medically needy criteria and therefore fall outside the traditional Medicaid population.
Industry:Health care
