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Definition of copayment in US English: copayment(also copay) nounkoʊˈpeɪməntkōˈpāməntkoʊˈpeɪmənt A payment made by a beneficiary (especially for health services) in addition to that made by an insurer. Example sentencesExamples - It checks that the patient has valid health insurance and verifies his copayment before he comes in.
- Morris also suggests that copayments are one way to control costs, since they act as a deterrent on consumption.
- Patients are required to pay a copayment for services provided by hospital-owned outpatient wound care departments (HOPDs).
- Now there is pressure by employers to increase copayments and require higher deductibles, shifting the rising cost of care to the individual.
- The hotels then terminated the pact and for the first time imposed health care copayments for employee family members.
- The price consumers have to pay now is often higher than the insurance copayment they were responsible for when the drug was prescription-only.
- Over 80% of in-hospital medical services had no copayment in June 2003, up from around 50% in June 2000.
- Insurance policies that do cover alternative therapies generally have high deductibles and copayments.
- A while ago, a nice pharmacy clerk informed me that the prescription drug I was taking was actually cheaper if I paid for it myself instead of paying my insurance plan's copayment.
- Finally, she reported that she could have my car picked up and serviced, and that, with the $10-per-hour copayment for errands, the cost would be $35.
- The very poor will benefit by being exempt from the estimated $420 annual premium and having nearly all of their copayments covered by the government.
- A federal law designed to cut Medicare costs would have had the perverse effect in at least one state of increasing Medicare costs and patient copayments.
- For patients with insurance, copayments for generic versions are lower than those for brand-name medications.
- It will still grow much faster than inflation even after beneficiaries face increased copayments and the likely loss of some benefits.
- Therefore, everyone would need to decide whether to obtain additional insurance for uncovered services and copayments.
- In addition, we do not know with certainty the reason for loss of savings, whether the problem stemmed principally from lost income, lack of insurance, copayments, or out-of-hospital expenses.
- If a modest patient copayment were imposed, many prescriptions could be provided at zero cost to the taxpayer.
- A principal feature of the healthcare philosophy is that of individual responsibility for health and the need for copayment for services provided.
- As insurance costs go up, employers cut back - sometimes reducing coverage, reducing financial support, or increasing deductibles and copayments.
- Canada funds hospital and physician services almost entirely through taxes (93% and 98%, respectively, in 2003) while other countries commonly apply copayments for these services.
Definition of copayment in US English: copayment(also copay) nounkōˈpāməntkoʊˈpeɪmənt A payment made by a beneficiary (especially for health services) in addition to that made by an insurer. Example sentencesExamples - Canada funds hospital and physician services almost entirely through taxes (93% and 98%, respectively, in 2003) while other countries commonly apply copayments for these services.
- Therefore, everyone would need to decide whether to obtain additional insurance for uncovered services and copayments.
- It checks that the patient has valid health insurance and verifies his copayment before he comes in.
- A federal law designed to cut Medicare costs would have had the perverse effect in at least one state of increasing Medicare costs and patient copayments.
- A principal feature of the healthcare philosophy is that of individual responsibility for health and the need for copayment for services provided.
- Patients are required to pay a copayment for services provided by hospital-owned outpatient wound care departments (HOPDs).
- Over 80% of in-hospital medical services had no copayment in June 2003, up from around 50% in June 2000.
- In addition, we do not know with certainty the reason for loss of savings, whether the problem stemmed principally from lost income, lack of insurance, copayments, or out-of-hospital expenses.
- Morris also suggests that copayments are one way to control costs, since they act as a deterrent on consumption.
- The very poor will benefit by being exempt from the estimated $420 annual premium and having nearly all of their copayments covered by the government.
- Finally, she reported that she could have my car picked up and serviced, and that, with the $10-per-hour copayment for errands, the cost would be $35.
- If a modest patient copayment were imposed, many prescriptions could be provided at zero cost to the taxpayer.
- It will still grow much faster than inflation even after beneficiaries face increased copayments and the likely loss of some benefits.
- Now there is pressure by employers to increase copayments and require higher deductibles, shifting the rising cost of care to the individual.
- Insurance policies that do cover alternative therapies generally have high deductibles and copayments.
- The hotels then terminated the pact and for the first time imposed health care copayments for employee family members.
- A while ago, a nice pharmacy clerk informed me that the prescription drug I was taking was actually cheaper if I paid for it myself instead of paying my insurance plan's copayment.
- As insurance costs go up, employers cut back - sometimes reducing coverage, reducing financial support, or increasing deductibles and copayments.
- For patients with insurance, copayments for generic versions are lower than those for brand-name medications.
- The price consumers have to pay now is often higher than the insurance copayment they were responsible for when the drug was prescription-only.
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