| Covered |
Services paid by insurance
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| Dependents |
Your children or your spouse (wife/husband)
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| Co-pay |
Payment required when you go to the doctor or hospital, or when you fill a prescription at the pharmacy.
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| Deductible |
Amount you have to pay before the insurance pays
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| Waived |
Not required
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| Reimbursements |
Money that is returned or repaid to you by the insurance company after they process your claim.
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| Maternity |
Pregnancy |
| Prescription |
An order from a doctor for medication
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Room and board
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Room and food
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| Referral |
A form required to see special doctors
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| Submitted |
Given to insurance or doctor
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Nurse Practitioner
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A nurse who asks questions at the doctor's office or hospital. Nurse practitioners are able to treat basic injuries or illnesses and able to prescribe medicines.
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Walk-in
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You can come to an office or clinic without an appointment
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In Network
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Doctors in the network of your insurance. 90% of the cost is paid by your insurance.
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Out-of-Network
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Doctors out of the network of your insurance. 70% of the cost is covered by your insurance.
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Emergency Room
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Place in the hospital where people receive medical treatment for a condition requiring immediate care for life threatening emergencies.
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Urgent Care
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Place that treats conditions that are not life threatening but cannot wait until the next day.
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Generic
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Describes a drug that is the same as a name-brand drug.
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