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In the United States, health insurance helps pay for medical expenses through privately purchased insurance, social insurance, or a social welfare program funded by the government. [1] [2] Synonyms for this usage include "health coverage", "health care coverage", and "health benefits". In a more technical sense, the term "health insurance" is ...
A health insurance policy is: A contract between an insurance provider (e.g. an insurance company or a government) and an individual or his/her sponsor (that is an employer or a community organization). The contract can be renewable (annually, monthly) or lifelong in the case of private insurance. It can also be mandatory for all citizens in ...
The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act ( FEGLIA) is a United States federal statute passed by the 83rd U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 17, 1954. [2] The act provided for a group life insurance policy for most federal employees, similar to those provided for employees of most large industries.
An employee ownership trust ( EOT) holds a permanent or long-term shareholding in a company on trust for the benefit of all the company's employees. An EOT provides indirect (trust) employee ownership of a company. Among the different forms of employee ownership, the trust model may, in particular, be chosen instead of employees owning shares ...
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act ( FICA / ˈfaɪkə /) is a United States federal payroll (or employment) tax payable by both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare [1] —federal programs that provide benefits for retirees, people with disabilities, and children of deceased workers.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA or the Kennedy – Kassebaum Act [1] [2]) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. [3] It aimed to alter the transfer of healthcare information, stipulated the guidelines ...
Fidelity bond. A fidelity bond or fidelity guarantee is a form of insurance protection that covers policyholders for losses that they incur as a result of fraudulent acts by specified individuals. It usually insures a business for losses caused by the dishonest acts of its employees. While called bonds, these obligations to protect an employer ...
GEHA (Government Employees Health Association) is a self-insured, not-for-profit association providing medical and dental plans to federal employees and retirees and their families through the Federal Employees Health Benefits ( FEHB) program and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP).