Archives: Glossary

Medigap

A kind of supplemental health insuranceA type of insurance that pays for some or all of your medical expenses. sold by private insurance companies to

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Member Handbook

The handbook you receive when you sign up for a health insuranceA type of insurance that pays for some or all of your medical expenses.

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Open Enrollment

The yearly period when people can enroll in a health insuranceA type of insurance that pays for some or all of your medical expenses. plan.

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Original Medicare

A fee-for-service health plan that includes hospital insurance (Part ACovers hospital stays, care in a skilled nursing facility, hospice care, and some home health care.)

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Out-of-network

A provider or service that is outside your health insuranceA type of insurance that pays for some or all of your medical expenses. plan’s network

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Out-of-pocket

Costs for health care or prescription drugs that you must pay on your own because they are not covered by your health insuranceA type of

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Outpatient care

Medical or surgical care that you get from a hospital when you have not been admitted to the hospital. For example, care in the emergency

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Part A

Covers hospital stays, care in a skilled nursing facility, hospiceA special way of caring for people who are seriously or terminally ill. Hospice care involves

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Part B

Covers certain doctors’ services, outpatient careMedical or surgical care that you get from a hospital when you have not been admitted to the hospital. For

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Part C

Also called MedicareThe federal health insurance program for people who are age 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal

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