Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 26 MAS 627 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Insurance Basics: Premium and Deductible
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The idea
Health insurance involves several kinds of payment by the patient.
In practice
The premium is the regular cost of the plan; the deductible is the amount the patient pays before the plan pays anything, and it usually applies per person each calendar year.
Where people slip
Explain the practice's payment policy, but leave detailed benefit questions to the plan or the billing staff.
Your place on the trail
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