How does the medical expense coverage offered by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) differ from the coverage provided under basic and major medical expense plans?
Basic and major medical expense plans are generally classified as indemnity contracts. These plans indemnify, or reimburse, the insured for medical expenses incurred and typically require the completion and filing of claim forms. In addition, these plans usually contain deductible and coinsurance cost sharing provisions and may restrict coverage for certain types of medical care expenditures. Indemnity plans, however, provide the insured with substantial freedom relative to the choice of physician, including whether a primary care physician or a specialist will be seen. In contrast, HMO coverage emphasizes comprehensive (including preventive) care and typically contains very few exclusions, no (or small) deductibles, and nominal co-payments. However, there is much less freedom of choice of physician under traditional HMO coverage since the patient is typically required to be under the care of a primary care physician who serves as a “gatekeeper.” In this role the primary care physician
Basic and major medical expense plans are generally classified as indemnity contracts. These plans indemnify, or reimburse, the insured for medical expenses incurred and typically require the completion and filing of claim forms. In addition, these plans usually contain deductible and co-insurance cost sharing provisions and may restrict coverage for certain types of medical care expenditures. Indemnity plans, however, provide the insured with substantial freedom relative to the choice of physician, including whether a primary care physician or a specialist will be seen. In contrast, HMO coverage emphasizes comprehensive (including preventive) care and typically contains very few exclusions, no (or small) deductibles, and nominal co-payments. However, there is much less freedom of choice of physician under traditional HMO coverage since the patient is typically required to be under the care of a primary care physician who serves as a “gatekeeper.” In this role the primary care physicia
Basic and major medical expense plans are generally classified as indemnity contracts. These plans indemnify, or reimburse, the insured for medical expenses incurred and typically require the completion and filing of claim forms. In addition, these plans usually contain deductible and coinsurance cost sharing provisions and may restrict coverage for certain types of medical care expenditures. Indemnity plans, however, provide the insured with substantial freedom relative to the choice of physician, including whether a primary care physician or a specialist will be seen. In contrast, HMO coverage emphasizes comprehensive (including preventive) care and typically contains very few exclusions, no (or small) deductibles, and nominal copayments. However, there is much less freedom of choice of physician under traditional HMO coverage since the patient is typically required to be under the care of a primary care physician who serves as a “gatekeeper.” In this role the primary care physician
Major medical expense plans are generally classified as indemnity contracts. These plans indemnify, or reimburse, the insured for medical expenses incurred and typically require the completion and filing of claim forms. In addition, these plans usually contain deductible and coinsurance cost sharing provisions and may restrict coverage for certain types of medical care expenditures. Indemnity plans, however, provide the insured with substantial freedom relative to the choice of physician, including whether a primary care physician or a specialist will be seen. In contrast, HMO coverage emphasizes comprehensive (including preventive) care and typically contains very few exclusions, no deductibles, and nominal co-payments. However, there is much less freedom of choice of physician under traditional HMO coverage since the patient is typically required to be under the care of a primary care physician who serves as a “gatekeeper.” In this role the primary care physician determines whether t
Basic and major medical expense plans are generally classified as indemnity contracts. These plans indemnify, or reimburse, the insured for medical expenses incurred and typically require the completion and filing of claim forms. In addition, these plans usually contain deductible and coinsurance cost sharing provisions and may restrict coverage for certain types of medical care expenditures. Indemnity plans, however, provide the insured with substantial freedom relative to the choice of physicians, including whether a primary care physician or a specialist will be seen. In contrast, HMO coverage emphasizes comprehensive (including preventive) care and typically contains very few exclusions, no (or small) deductibles, and nominal copayments. However, there is much less freedom of choice of physicians under traditional HMO coverage since the patient is typically required to be under the care of a primary care physician who serves as a “gatekeeper.” In this role the primary care physicia
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