- Settore: Insurance
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Aetna, Inc. is an American diversified health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical ...
This means a person can buy a drug without a doctor’s prescription.
Industry:Health care
This is a substance that is good for the body. It is often used when talking about food.
Industry:Health care
This is an injury or disease caused by doing a job. In most states, this is covered by workers' compensation.
Industry:Health care
Some health plans let members see a participating provider without a referral. In other words, they give “open access.” This might be called direct access.
Industry:Health care
Some prescription benefits plans cover all eligible prescription drugs. This means they have an “open formulary.” In these plans, people might have lower copays for drugs on the preferred drug list. They might have higher copays for drugs that are not on this list.
Industry:Health care
This is a type of dental specialist. This specialist finds, prevents and corrects problems in how teeth are positioned in the jaws.
Industry:Health care
Disability plans provide a source of income for people who cannot work because of illness or injury. These are called income benefits. Income from other sources may reduce payments made under the plan. These are called other income benefits. (They are also called “offsets” and “reductions.”) Social Security Disability and workers' compensation are two examples. See “Minimum benefit” and “Social Security Disability.”
Industry:Health care
This is a limit on the costs a health plan member must pay for covered services. The limit can be yearly or a dollar amount.
Industry:Health care
