Durable medical equipment that costs more than $150 (e.g., nebulizers, manual wheelchairs) and is rented by the supplier to Medicare beneficiaries more than 25% of the time.
Tag: MEDICAL
Captive
Insurer that is created and owned by one or more noninsurers to provide their owners with insurance coverage.
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An insurance or reinsurance subsidiary of an industrial company, trade association, or not-for-profit organization. Captives insure or reinsure parent-related business, non-parent business, or both. Though the number of domestic captives is increasing, most captives are still located in tax-advantaged offshore domiciles, such as Barbados, Bermuda, or the U.K.’s Channel Islands.
Captured care
Percentage of a provider’s care to be given under an exclusive managed care and/or capitation contract.