- 産業: Health care
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 39 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined, they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans.
An Internet service that links independently owned databases containing text, pictures, and multimedia elements. Also known as the Web.
Industry:Health care
The amounts spent or committed by an MCO to pay for covered benefits and their administration.
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Three characters preceding the subscriber identification number on Blue Cross Blue Shield ID cards required for routing claims. It identifies the member's Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan or national account.
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The actual cost of providing healthcare to a group during a given period of coverage.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's Web site, which contains useful information for providers.
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Large group accounts that have employees in more than one geographic area that are covered through a single national contract for health coverage.17 Contrast with large local groups.
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A rating method under which an MCO analyzes a group's recorded healthcare costs by type and calculates the group's premium partly or completely according to the group's experience.
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A database maintained by the federal government that contains information on physicians and other medical practitioners against whom medical malpractice claims have been settled or other disciplinary actions have been taken.
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