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HEALTH INSURER [5 records]

Record 1 2021-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacy
  • Shipping and Delivery
  • Medication
DEF

A pharmacy that dispenses drugs through the mail rather than through a retail store front.

CONT

Mail order pharmacies are also called home delivery pharmacies since they deliver your medications through the mail and directly to your home … The mail order pharmacy is typically owned by either your managed care company(aka health insurer) or by a pharmacy benefit management company that your insurer contracts with directly to provide this service. … The service is typically the fulfillment of … medications which you will take on a long term basis(aka maintenance medications).

Key term(s)
  • mailorder pharmacy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacie
  • Expédition et livraison
  • Médicaments
DEF

Entreprise spécialisée dans la distribution de médicaments d'ordonnance par la poste ou par messager.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacia
  • Expedición y entrega
  • Medicamentos
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Record 2 2016-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
CONT

DCAT is an exercise that is meant to identify plausible adverse scenarios that could potentially jeopardize the financial health of the insurer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
DEF

Analyse que font les actuaires pour évaluer la condition financière, la solvabilité d'une compagnie d'assurances.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Employment Benefits
CONT

In cases where an acceptable statement of health is required, coverage and premiums begin on the first day of the month following the month in which application is received by Personnel, provided that the statement of health is accepted by the insurer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Avantages sociaux
CONT

Dans le cas des personnes tenues de présenter une déclaration d'état de santé acceptable, la protection prend effet et les primes sont retenues dès le premier jour du mois qui suit celui où le Service du personnel reçoit leur demande, pourvu que la déclaration susmentionnée soit acceptée par l'assureur.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
DEF

A denial of insurance, a termination of coverage, or the failure of an agent to apply for a coverage that the applicant requested.

CONT

Under property and casualty insurance, [an] adverse underwriting decision also includes the placing of coverage with a residual market mechanism or with an insurer specializing in substandard risks, or the charging of a higher rate on the basis of information that differs from the information provided by the applicant or policyholder. Under life, health and disability insurance, an adverse underwriting decision also includes [an] offering to insure the applicant at a higher than standard rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
CONT

Voici des exemples de situations où la déchéance représenterait un intérêt perçu d'un titulaire de polices en santé : [...] une décision de souscription défavorable pour une assurance temporaire sujette à réadmission [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Health Insurance
OBS

United States Healthcare System.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Assurance-maladie

Spanish

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