Why Hydration is Important

Why Hydration is Important: 5 Ways to Remember to Drink More Water Water is essential for many reasons. It detoxifies the body, aids digestion, carries oxygen to your cells, ...

Short-term health insurance

In the United States, short-term health insurance (STHI) or short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) refers to health insurance plans with a limited duration, typically se...

What are Primary and Secondary Health Coverage

What are Primary and Secondary Health Coverage, and Should You Get Both? Choosing your insurance policy can be quite a daunting task, especially if you’ve opted into a privat...

A Copayment

A copayment or copay is a fixed amount for a covered service, paid by a patient to the provider of service before receiving the service. It may be defined in an insurance polic...

Preferred Provider Organization

A preferred provider organization is a subscription-based medical care arrangement.{{cite book|title=An Introduction to: Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)|first=Linda...

Medical underwriting

Medical underwriting is a health insurance term referring to the use of medical or health information in the evaluation of an applicant for coverage, typically for life or healt...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA),

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted ...

The Health Maintenance Organization

HMOs often require members to select a [[primary care physician]] (PCP), a doctor who acts as a [[gatekeeper]] to direct access to medical services but this is not always the ca...