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Glossary

Below are definitions to some common terms that you may come across as you enroll in your new health plan with Presbyterian.

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
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  • R
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A

  • Admission
  • Annual Enrollment Period
  • Appeal

B

  • Beneficiary

C

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Coinsurance
  • Complaint
  • Copayment
  • Cost-sharing
  • Covered Services

D

  • Deductible
  • Disenroll or Disenrollment
  • Durable Medical Equipment or Prosthetic Devices

E

  • Emergency
  • Emergency Care
  • Evidence of Coverage (EOC) and Disclosure Information
  • Extra Help

F

  • Formulary or Drug List

G

  • Grievance

H

  • Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
  • Hospital Inpatient Stay

I

  • Initial Enrollment Period

L

  • Late Enrollment Penalty Part D
  • Low Income Subsidy (LIS) also known as Extra Help

M

  • Maximum Out-of-Pocket Amount
  • Medicaid (or Medical Assistance)
  • Medically Necessary
  • Medicare
  • Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan
  • Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period
  • Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Medicare Part D)
  • Member (Member of our Plan, or “Plan Member”)

N

  • Network Pharmacy
  • Network Provider

O

  • Original Medicare ("Traditional Medicare" or "Fee-for-Service Medicare")
  • Out-of-Network Pharmacy
  • Out-of-Network Provider or Out-of-Network Facility
  • Out-of-Pocket Costs

P

  • Personal Care Services (PCS)
  • Point of Service (POS) Plan
  • Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Plan
  • Premium
  • Prior Authorization

R

  • Referral
  • Referral Services

S

  • Service Area
  • Special Enrollment Period
  • Special Needs Plan