Health Insurance Terms
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Health Insurance Terms
Health Insurance is something we all need but it is not necessarily something we all understand. Let’s try and understand it a little more with some fun Health Terms. Cobra A health insurance program that offers eligible employees and their dependents extended health insurance coverage for the plan they’re on, in the event that they lose their job or their hours are reduced. It stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, which is the law that first introduced COBRA insurance Coinsurance A percentage you’ll pay for covered health services after you’ve met your annual deductible. Many plans offer 80/20 coinsurance, covering 80% of the cost of a…