{"aaData": [["HEALTH INSURANCE", "HI\n", "\nThe insurance company is generally associated with more than one type\nof coverage. The term "HEALTH INSURANCE" encompasses all of the\ncompany's types of coverage.\n
\n\n"], ["MEDICAID", "MCD\n", "\nA plan sponsored jointly by the federal and state governments for\npeople eligible for public assistance and some other low-income people.\nCoverage and benefits vary widely from state to state. In California,\nthis program is known as Medi-Cal.\n
\n\n"], ["WORKERS' COMPENSATION", "WC\n", "\nA contract that insures a person against on-the-job injury or illness.\nThe employer pays the premium for his or her employees.\n
\n\n"], ["MEDI-CAL", "MCL\n", "\nCalifornia's version of the nationwide program known as Medicaid.\n
\n\n"], ["INDEMNITY", "IN\n", "\nA form of health insurance that provides periodic payments when the\ninsured is disabled and in the hospital.\n
\n\n"], ["MENTAL HEALTH ONLY", "MHO\n", "\n A form of health insurance that provides mental health benefits only.\n
\n\n"], ["PRESCRIPTION ONLY", "PO\n", "\nA form of health insurance that provides prescription benefits only.\n
\n\n"], ["SUBSTANCE ABUSE ONLY", "SAO\n", "\nA form of health insurance that provides drug/alcohol abuse benefits only.\n
\n\n"], ["TORT/FEASOR", "TF\n", "\nA form of health insurance that pays for injuries resulting from a third\nparty's negligence.\n
\n\n"], ["MEDICARE", "MCR\n", "\nThe hospital insurance system and supplementary medical insurance for\nthose over 65 created by the 1965 Amendments to the Social Security\nAct and operated under the provisions of the act. Benefits are also\nextended to certain disabled people (e.g., totally disabled or blind)\nas well as coverage and payment for those requiring kidney dialysis\nand kidney transplant services.\n
\n\n"], ["VA SPECIAL CLASS", "VA SP CL\n", "\nPseudo type of coverage - DO NOT USE\n
\n\n"], ["MEDIGAP", "MGP\n", "\nSupplemental insurance designed to fill in some, though never all,\nof the gaps in Medicare's coverage. Also known as Medifill.\n
\n\n"], ["BLUE CROSS", "BC\n", "\nAn independent, not-for-profit membership corporation providing\nprotection against the costs of hospital care and, in some policies,\nprotection against the costs of surgical and professional care.\n
\n\n"], ["BLUE SHIELD", "BS\n", "\nAn independent, not-for-profit membership association providing \nprotection against the costs of surgery and other items of medical\ncare. Some policies also offer protection against the costs of\nhospital care.\n
\n\n"], ["TRICARE", "TRI\n", "\nThe Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.\nThis government-sponsored program provides hospital and medical\nservices for dependents of active service personnel, retired service\npersonnel and their dependents, and dependents of members who died\nin active duty.\n
\n\n"], ["CHAMPVA", "CHV\n", "\nThe Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans Administration.\nThe Veterans Administration shares the medical bills of spouses and\nchildren of veterans with total, permanent, service-connected\ndisabilities or of the surviving spouses and children of veterans who\ndied as a result of service-connected disabilities.\n
\n\n"], ["DISABILITY INCOME INSURANCE", "DII\n", "\nA form of health insurance that provides periodic payments to replace\nincome when the insured is unable to work as a result of illness,\ninjury or disease.\n
\n\n"], ["HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORG.", "HMO\n", "\nAn organization that provides a wide range of comprehensive health\ncare services for a specified group at a fixed periodic payment. \nAn HMO can be sponsored by the government, medical schools,\nhospitals, employers, labor unions, consumer groups, insurance companies,\nor hospital-medical plans.\n
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