Medicare Advantage
Medical term Administrative Assisting
Medicare Part C: an option to receive all Part A and B care through a provider organization, such as an HMO.
Sources
- Medicare · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Related terms
- HMOHealth maintenance organization: a managed care plan that usually pays only for in-network care and uses a…
- MedicareThe federal health insurance program for people 65 or older and some younger people with disabilities or…
- double-bookingScheduling two patients in the same time slot with the same provider.
- grievanceA complaint made to a health insurer or plan.
- MedicaidJoint federal and state health insurance for many people with low income; each state sets its own rules.
- medically necessaryServices or supplies needed to prevent, diagnose or treat an illness, injury or condition and that meet…
- Medicare Part AMedicare hospital insurance.
- Medicare Part BMedicare medical insurance that helps pay for medical services Part A does not cover.
- Medicare Part DMedicare prescription drug coverage.
- networkThe providers and facilities a health plan has contracted with to provide care.