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Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of potential financial loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a potential loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a premium and duty of care. Principles of insurance Losses must be uncertain. The rate and distribution of losses must be predictable: To set premiums (prices) insurers must be able to estimate them accurately. This is done using the La ...
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Resources
- America’s Children: Health Insurance and Access to Care (Health Resources Services Administration Information Center)
- ¡Asegure Los Niños Ahora! (Health Resources Services Administration, HHS)
- Checkup on Health Insurance Choices (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Choosing and Using a Health Plan (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Elección y Uso de un Plan de Salud (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Health Insurance (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Guide to Disability Income Insurance (Health Insurance Association of America)
- Guide to Health Insurance (Health Insurance Association of America)
- Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance (Health Insurance Association of America)
- Guide to Managed Care (Health Insurance Association of America)
- Health Care Quality (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
- Health Insurance Coverage of Persons With HIV-Related Illness: Data From the ACUS Screener. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
- HealthCareCoach.com (National Health Law Program)
- How to Read Your Medicare Summary Notice - Medicare Part B (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
- Insurance (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment: Study Your Plan to Reverse Claim Denials (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Insurance Coverage: A Patient's Guide (American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS))
- Insure Kids Now (Health Resources Services Administration, HHS)
- Mastering the Maze: Taking Control of Your Health Care (College of American Pathologists)
- Medicare (Social Security Administration Office of Public Inquiries)
- Medicare - What is Medicare? (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
- Medicare and You (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
- Medicare and You 2004 (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File - Large file (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
- Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - Links to PDF File - Large file (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
- Medicare Supplemental Insurance Policies (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
- Medicare y el Tratamiento Para la Insuficiencia renal crónica (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
- Medicare y Usted: 2004 (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
- Questions and Answers: Recent Changes in Health Care Law (Employee Benefits Security Administration)
- State Children's Health Insurance ProgramFact Sheets (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
- State Insurance Departments (Health Insurance Association of America)
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Your Passport to Managed Care: A Tool for Making Managed Care Work for You (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
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