- Industria: Health care
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 39 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined, they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans.
Individuals who meet the financial resource requirements of categorically needy individuals, but whose monthly income exceeds specified maximums.
Industry:Health care
The principles and values that guide the actions of an individual or population when faced with questions of right and wrong.
Industry:Health care
A specific location on the Web that provides users access to a group of related text, graphics, and, in some cases, multimedia and interactive files.
Industry:Health care
The act of one party giving something of value to another party and receiving something of value in return.
Industry:Health care
The broad range of activities that an MCO and its employees undertake to support the delivery of the promised benefits to members and to keep members satisfied with the company.
Industry:Health care
A healthcare benefit arrangement that is similar to a preferred provider organization in administration, structure, and operation, but which does not cover out-of-network care.
Industry:Health care
A percentage of a provider's payment that is "held back" during the plan year to offset or pay for any cost overruns for referral or hospital services. Any part of the withhold not used for these purposes is distributed to providers.
Industry:Health care
A type of structural integration that occurs when two or more separate providers are legally joined.
Industry:Health care
