Sentences with phrase «medical health care coverage»

Although most postdocs may report satisfaction with their medical health care coverage, few postdocs receive dental and vision coverage, and even fewer get retirement, disability, and life insurance.

Not exact matches

Starting March 1, plan sponsors with Sun Life will have the option to add medical cannabis coverage to extended health - care plans, ranging from $ 1,500 to $ 6,000 per covered person per year.

· Eligible employees may purchase retiree health care coverage under an IBM - sponsored retiree medical option.

After covering various areas of the industrial sector for 15 years, Collins assumed coverage of life science and medical distribution companies in the health care industry in 2012.

Wendy — is it ok if your employer denies you any health care coverage based on his or her beliefs that prayer is the only acceptable form of medical intervention?

So I guess this university decided that the loss of life / health caused by not having medical coverage or going to the doctor for preventative care outweighs the possibility that some students * might * choose to use the morning after pill (Plan B) or contraception (note — plan B is not abortion).

Many employers offer group health care coverage as part of their employee benefits package, which lets employees customize a plan that may include dental care, vision care, emergency care, and routine medical care.

Much of the coverage on Obama's health care reform law has focused on reducing costs, expanding coverage, and ensuring benefits for children with pre-existing medical conditions.

Mothers who chose to provide human milk were more likely to be non-black, married, employed, and to have insurance or health maintenance organization coverage for medical care, receive prenatal care, and report avoiding alcohol, smoking, or drug use during pregnancy compared with mothers who provided infant formula exclusively.

The costs from tobacco use to New York is enormous: Tens of thousands of New Yorkers» lives are shortened due to tobacco use, health care systems must absorb the additional costs of treating tobacco users, and billions of tax dollars are expended to cover the medical costs of treating tobacco users who receive coverage through government programs.

The state DFS informed health insurers of their responsibility to provide the same level of coverage for mental health and substance use disorders as for medical or surgical care.

If the initial cap is set high enough, and allows for a rate of inflation based on actual medical costs, which is higher than the average rate of inflation, then the state could be able to meet its costs to cover health care for people on Medicaid who obtained coverage under Obamacare.

Repeal of President Obama's namesake health care legislation would lead to 83,000 people in the district losing coverage, said Cobb, and a reduction in Medicaid funding would ultimately shutter hospitals and medical centers.

If the initial cap is set high enough, and allows for a rate of inflation based on actual medical costs (which is higher than the average rate of inflation), New York could cover health care for Medicaid patients who obtained coverage under Obamacare.

The TickBITE act requires health insurers to provide coverage for long - term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens.

We are open to fellows with a broad range of interests that include, but are not limited to: medical research issues, food and drug safety, health care quality and costs, coverage of the uninsured, health information technology, and public health.

In early December, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska attempted to insert an amendment to the health care bill forbidding insurers from denying coverage of medical tests or treatments based on comparative effectiveness research findings.

In «The Economic Burden of Asthma in the United States, 2008 - 2013,» researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the most comprehensive source of data on health care use, expenditures, payment source and health insurance coverage in the U.S.

They looked at health insurance coverage — be it Medicaid, private or none; coverage improvements compared to the prior year; visits to general practitioners or medical specialists; hospitalizations and emergency department visits; skipped or delayed medical care; usual source of care; diagnoses of diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension; self - reported health, and depression.

At the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona — one of the few health care organizations in the country to offer patients recordings of office visits — doctors who take part receive a 10 percent reduction in the cost of their medical defense, and $ 1 million extra liability coverage.

This problem would only worsen under the health - care plan now being considered in Congress — a plan that would leave people paying more money for less insurance coverage of their medical expenses.

Differences in medical coverage and health - care access likely explain this.

In health care, there's at least a rational basis for demanding universal insurance coverage: to apply the «savings» from healthy people who don't need medical care to subsidize the care of those who need lots of it.

To address health and behavioral (mental) health concerns, the district draws upon its longstanding partnerships with Alameda County Health Care Services to bring counseling to schools, medical services on campus and in neighborhoods, and to provide portals for families to access health covhealth and behavioral (mental) health concerns, the district draws upon its longstanding partnerships with Alameda County Health Care Services to bring counseling to schools, medical services on campus and in neighborhoods, and to provide portals for families to access health covhealth concerns, the district draws upon its longstanding partnerships with Alameda County Health Care Services to bring counseling to schools, medical services on campus and in neighborhoods, and to provide portals for families to access health covHealth Care Services to bring counseling to schools, medical services on campus and in neighborhoods, and to provide portals for families to access health covhealth coverage.

- All employees represented by the PFT who opt for Philadelphia School District medical coverage will begin contributing to the cost of their health care benefits.

(2) Cover your medical bills, health care coverage, utilities, groceries and other necessities.

Your provincial health care plan only provides limited coverage for emergency medical costs outside of Canada and even within Canada you may face costs that are only partially covered or not at all.

Whether you need a comprehensive health plan or catastrophic coverage with a tax - exempt health savings account, some form of Tennessee health insurance is necessary to guarantee quality medical care and to protect you and your loved ones from financial calamity.

An example of such insurance is malpractice coverage, which is also called medical liability insurance for health care professionals.

Even though Medicare will take care of a big portion of your medical expenses after you retire, you'll need to set aside money for Medicare deductibles, Part B premiums and coinsurance, and Part D prescription - drug coverage and out - of - pocket costs — plus health care expenses Medicare doesn't cover.

That's too big an issue to take on this column, as it involves not only choosing appropriate health insurance coverage given your husband's condition (and perhaps also considering long - term care insurance) but also thinking about how large a chunk of your savings you may want to earmark for future medical costs.

For example, a credit report would not explain that an individual's credit suffered because she was the victim of identity theft, that she went through a divorce or death of a spouse, that she unexpectedly lost a job or lost health care coverage or incurred substantial medical bills.

Just like human health insurance, having coverage for important medical care means that you can count on a longer and healthier life for your dog.

We offer a wide selection of travel health insurance plans that include coverage for hospital care, surgery, office visits, prescription drugs and medical evacuation.

Extrapolating principles from this decision to the health care context, it would seem that, while budgetary considerations can justify delisting or excluding medical services from coverage, patients with rare diseases must not bear the brunt of financial constraints.

For example, if you have a pre-existing health condition that requires medical care while you are out of Ontario, you may have trouble securing coverage if the policy you purchased excludes pre-existing conditions.

While there has been recent widespread media coverage of the way in which the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board systematically ignores the opinion of injured workers» treating doctors and health care providers, the issue of medical claims suppression is one that has been long raised by the injured worker community.

Seeking ways to limit coverage for behavioral care, insurers frequently develop more restrictive internal coverage guidelines for mental health and substance abuse claims than those applied to surgical or medical care.

We coordinate benefits early in the case to maximize the amount of money health care pays out and save the medical payments insurance coverage until the end of the case.

He handles matters for clients involving: Medicare and Medicaid program certification, coverage, billing, and payment; hospital, physician, and other provider transactions; fraud and abuse; compliance; internal and external audits; disclosures and repayments; graduate medical education accreditation and payment; physician and non-physician practitioner scope of practice, coverage, coding and billing; and federal health care legislation and rulemaking.

(iv) Review of health care services with respect to medical necessity, coverage under a health plan, appropriateness of care, or justification of charges; and

Small business in the health care sector affected by this rule may include such businesses as: Nonprofit health plans, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); small businesses providing health coverage; small physician practices; pharmacies; laboratories; durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers; health care clearinghouses; billing companies; and vendors that supply software applications to health care entities.

We note that, while coverage for on - site medical clinics is excluded from definition of «health plans,» such clinics may meet the definition of «health care provider» and persons who work in the clinic may also meet the definition of health care provider.»

«Overseeing the health care system,» which is included in the definition of health oversight, encompasses activities such as: oversight of health care plans; oversight of health benefit plans; oversight of health care providers; oversight of health care and health care delivery; oversight activities that involve resolution of consumer complaints; oversight of pharmaceuticals, medical products and devices, and dietary supplements; and a health oversight agency's analysis of trends in health care costs, quality, health care delivery, access to care, and health insurance coverage for health oversight purposes.

Although this exception does not appear in the Administrative Simplification provisions of HIPAA, it was asserted that it is guidance with respect to the treatment of long term care insurance as a limited benefit coverage and not as coverage that is so «sufficiently comprehensive» that it is to be treated in the same manner as a typical, comprehensive major medical health plan arrangement.

With respect to minimum coverage of medical expenses, short - term health plans are not subject to the same requirements as Affordable Care Act health plans.

Supplemental health care coverage can be used to cover a range of medical expenses, such as medications or hospital stays.

Unlike Health Insurance plans where consumers plan covers all types of medical care, car insurance policies are actually broken up into multiple types of coverage.

Health care can be costly for those coming to Canada without proper medical coverage.

Despite all the attention recently paid to health insurance and medical care at the state and national levels, many North Dakota residents are still struggling to find affordable coverage.