When a person engages in an activity that can be pleasurable, such as drinking alcohol or even exercising, but the continued action becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities.
A contract typically between an insurance company and a self-funded plan or group of providers in which the insurance or management company performs only administrative services (billing, plan design, claim processing, marketing, for example) and does not assume any...
A subsidy to help pay for health insurance that is available when the insurance premium is due, without having to wait until a year-end tax return is filed. (Also seeTax Credit.)
Alternative payment models that place some financial risk on providers in return for greater rewards for meeting quality and cost standards. Advanced APMs are one of two value-based payment programs created under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of...