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  2. Health insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In the United States, health insurance helps pay for medical expenses through privately purchased insurance, social insurance, or a social welfare program funded by the government. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Synonyms for this usage include "health coverage", "health care coverage", and "health benefits". In a more technical sense, the term "health ...

  3. Health maintenance organization - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In the United States, a health maintenance organization ( HMO) is a medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee. [ 1] It is an organization that provides or arranges managed care for health insurance, self-funded health care benefit plans, individuals, and other entities, acting as a liaison with health ...

  4. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Wikipedia

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    The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA or the Kennedy – Kassebaum Act[ 1][ 2]) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. [ 3] It aimed to alter the transfer of healthcare information, stipulated the ...

  5. Health insurance marketplace - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, health insurance marketplaces, [1] also called health exchanges, are organizations in each state through which people can purchase health insurance. People can purchase health insurance that complies with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, known colloquially as "Obamacare") at ACA health exchanges, where ...

  6. List of countries by health insurance coverage - Wikipedia

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    Health spending by country. Percent of GDP ( Gross domestic product ). For example: 11.2% for Canada in 2022. 16.6% for the United States in 2022. [ 11] Total healthcare cost per person. Public and private spending. US dollars PPP. For example: $6,319 for Canada in 2022. $12,555 for the US in 2022.

  7. Health insurance - Wikipedia

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    A health insurance policy is: A contract between an insurance provider (e.g. an insurance company or a government) and an individual or his/her sponsor (that is an employer or a community organization). The contract can be renewable (annually, monthly) or lifelong in the case of private insurance. It can also be mandatory for all citizens in ...

  8. Category:Health insurance cards - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "Health insurance cards" The following 7 pages are in this category, out ...

  9. European Health Insurance Card - Wikipedia

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    German card Sample French EHIC. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is issued free of charge and allows anyone who is insured by or covered by a statutory social security scheme of the EEA countries, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to receive medical treatment in another member state in the same way as residents of that state—i.e., free or at a reduced cost—if treatment becomes ...