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Glossary

Admission
Balance billing
CHIP
Charity care
Collections
Debt forgiveness
Diagnostic test
Eligibility
Emergency treatment rights
Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
Follow-up appointment
Generic drug
Guarantor
ICD-10 code
Income verification
Itemized bill
Managed care plan
Medicaid eligibility
Monthly installment
Observation stay
Over-the-counter medication
Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)
Prescription deductible
Price transparency
Prior authorization for medication
Refill
Specialist
State assistance program
Supplemental insurance
Trauma center
Uninsured discount
Ambulance fee
Billing cycle
CPT code
Claim
Copay
Deductible
Discharge summary
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
Enrollment period
Facility fee
Follow-up care
Good Faith Estimate
HIPAA
Imaging
Informed consent
Lab work
Marketplace insurance
Medical records request
Nonprofit hospital assistance
Out-of-network
Patient advocate
Policyholder
Preventive care
Primary care physician (PCP)
Referral
Self-pay
Specialty medication
Statement balance
Surprise billing
Triage
Urgent care
Appeal
Brand-name drug
Chargemaster
Coinsurance
Covered services
Denied claim
Dual coverage
Emergency room (ER)
Estimate of charges
Financial assistance program
Formulary
Grievance
Hardship application
In-network
Interest-free payment plan
Mail-order pharmacy
Medicaid
Medicare
Observation status
Out-of-pocket maximum
Payment plan
Premium
Preventive screening
Prior authorization
Referral network
Sliding scale fee
Stabilization
Subsidy
Telehealth
Underinsured

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