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Military TRICARE TRICARE is a worldwide government-managed comprehensive medical care (that offers “minimum essential coverage”) for the military. It covers service members, retirees, and their […]

What is a Minimum Essential Coverage Plan Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC), also called Qualifying Health Coverage, is any health plan that meets any of the […]

Qualifying Life Events for Health Insurance Qualifying Life Events (QLE) is a big life-changing situation for individuals or their families, whether planned or unplanned that […]

COBRA Health Insurance COBRA simply stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1985). It’s a federal law that gives workers and their families and option to keep coverage(as long as […]

What’s a Primary Care Physician A Primary Care Physician (PCP) is a health care practitioner (mostly Medical Doctors- but can also be a physician assistant […]

What is POS Health Insurance A point-of-service (POS) is a type of Health Insurance Plan, with hybrid features of an HMO (Members are required to […]

What’s an In Network Provider Provider networks are made up of healthcare providers contracted by the insurance to offer care to subscribers. Physicians, other healthcare […]

What are EPO Health Plans An Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) is a health plan that requires subscribers to access specialty care (without referral) only from local […]

HMO Insurance Meaning A health maintenance organization (HMO) is a health insurance plan that provides coverage through a selected network of providers (doctors, hospitals, and […]

What is Medicaid Medicaid (created in 1965) is a healthcare public insurance program that provides health coverage to low-income households while also providing much-needed assistance […]