No. A cafeteria plan allows you to choose from various options..
They're basically the same thing. Health insurance is an insurance plan that pays medical bills.
They're basically the same thing. Health insurance is an insurance plan that pays medical bills.
A private health insurance plan is one that you pay for yourself and covers you and your family. It is possible to have health insurance through your employer and private insurance at the same time.
There is no difference. These are just two different terms referring to the same thing.
I work at a large health insurance provider and in Canada, yes you can.
Yes. This type of insurance is called Expatriate Medical Insurance. This insurance is also called Global Expatriate Medical Insurance. However, you may find that the host country has its own form of health care. This type of plan offers the same medical care you would get in you home country.
No. Medicare is a public health insurance plan for those over 65 and certain disabled persons.
You can get traveler's health insurance or international medical insurance from your regular insurance company if they offer it.Depending on your current plan, it may already be included, or you may even get a discount.
Health care claims are processed by people called claims processors and some are electronically paid on a computer. The business functions of a health care plan are taken care of by underwriters, computer programers, insurance agents, human resource personnel at employers, managers at the insurance headquarters, customer service reps and of course accountants. Your plan is chosen by your employer based on costs and coverages. An individual plan is chosen by the same criteria.
No matter where you are shopping for health insurance (online, on the phone, or in person), all premiums must be filed with your state's Department of Insurance. That means the rates will be the same. As for whether the company is "bound" by the quote, the company can only quote pre-filed premiums so long as you are providing accurate information in your quote application, the premium will be the same for the same plan from the same company.
Yes, but Obama has created this as a loophole to please insurance companies while still allowing people to have government health care. The "fine" for not having health insurance (and therefore having government health care instead) is only $300 per year, which is MUCH less than Americans pay for health insurance. It's the same as putting in a $300 a year tax increase to pay for health care, but he didn't call it that to trick the insurance companies into supporting it!! Haha, smart guy!!
No. You will only get "insurance" from an insurance company.