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Title: Heath Insurance


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Know Insurance
  • The person or business that gets compensated if
    the loss occurs is known as the Insured.
  • The company that agrees to pay the compensation
    is known as the Insurer.
  • The money that is paid by the Insured(person) to
    the Insurer(company) is called the Premium.

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Health Insurance
  • System of assurance to make contingencies of
    health care expenses.
  • To provide protection against financial loss by
    unforeseen sickness.
  • To meet cost of good medical care.
  • Relieves anxiety and tension.

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Definition
  • Health insurance Like other forms of
    insurance, is a form of collectivism by means of
    which people collectively pool their risk, in
    this case the risk of incurring medical expenses.

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Principles of Insurance
  • Utmost good faith
  • Insurer and the insured should have good faith to
    each other
  • Insurer must provide complete accurate
    information
  • the insurance contract must be signed by both
    parties (i.e insurer and insured) in an absolute
    good faith or belief or trust.

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  • Insurable interest
  • Insured must have insurable interest in the
    subject matter of the insurance
  • For example - The owner of a taxicab has
    insurable interest in the taxicab because he is
    getting income from it. But, if he sells it, he
    will not have an insurable interest left in that
    taxicab.

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  • Principles of indemnity
  • Indemnity means security, protection and
    compensation given against damage, loss or
    injury.
  • According to the principle of indemnity, an
    insurance contract is signed only for getting
    protection against unpredicted financial losses
    arising due to future uncertainties.

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  • Principle of Subrogation
  • Subrogation means substituting one creditor for
    another.  
  • Principle of loss minimization
  • It is the duty of the insured to take all
    possible step to minimize the loss to the insured
    items on the happening of the uncertain event

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  • Principle of Causa Proxima
  • The loss of the insured property can be caused by
    more than one cause in succession to another
  • The property may be insured against some causes
    and tot against all causes
  • In such causes the proximate/nearest cause of
    loss to be considered

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Health Insurance
  • It is contract between an health insurance
    company and an individual or his sponsor (e.g. an
    employer).
  • The contract can be renewable annually or
    monthly.
  • The type and amount of health care costs that
    will be covered by the health insurance company
    are specified in advance, in the member contract
    or "Evidence of Coverage" booklet.

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Terminologies Health Insurance
  • Premium The amount the policy-holder or his
    sponsor (e.g. an employer) pays to the health
    plan each month to purchase health coverage.
  • Deductible The amount that the insured must pay
    out-of-pocket before the health insurer pays its
    share.
  • Coinsurance Instead of, or in addition to,
    paying a fixed amount up front (a co-payment),
    the co-insurance is a percentage of the total
    cost that insured person may also pay.
  • Exclusions The insured person is generally
    expected to pay the full cost of non-covered
    services out of their own pocket.

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  • Coverage limits Some health insurance policies
    only pay for health care up to a certain amount.
  • Capitation An amount paid by an insurer to a
    health care provider, for which the provider
    agrees to treat all members of the insurer.
  • In-Network Provider (U.S. term) A health care
    provider on a list of providers preselected by
    the insurer.
  • Explanation of Benefits A document sent by an
    insurer to a patient explaining what was covered
    for a medical service, and how they arrived at
    the payment amount and patient responsibility
    amount.

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