Friday, February 20, 2015

Glossary Terms Ch. 5


Appeals Process – It is where the doctor/lawyer can go to court about the funding process ( not satisfied with the decision)

Diagnosis Codes – The reason why the individual needs helps assistance(disability)

Fee for Service – How much the docor/ specialist is charging the patient for the services and treatments (appointments)

Managed Care – Any facility that helps with the cost of treatment while making sure the patient is receiving proper care (health department)

Medicaid–A program that is based on your income for individuals that is 21 and younger that assists pays for health cost(bills)

Medical Necessity – A doctor that gets funding from Medicaid and Medicare and private health insurances for patients to receive treatment.

Medicare – A health program for people who 65 and older pay medical bills and receive treatment

Plan for Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS)- It is a program where people can save money to help assist them with things that will help them work towards their goals.

Procedure Codes – numbers that are used to help doctors and nurses identify how much a procedure or medicine cost

Public Funding Sources – money that comes from all different types of federal funding

Third-Party Payer – places or people who help individuals pay for devices or medical assistance that insurance don’t pay for.

Tricare- a form of health insurance that people in the military have

 

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