Act of admission or to give information about one’s own appropriate, inappropriate, lawful, or unlawful action.

To work for oneself, with direct control over work, services, and fees. This may be the operation of a trade or business by either an individual or by a partnership in which an individual is a member.

Federal law that provides for the obligation of the self-employment tax by a self-employed worker. Medicare’s share of SECA is used to fund the health insurance trust fund. Also referred to as SECA.

Individual or organization that assumes the financial risk of paying for health care. Also see self-insurance .

Employer that offers health insurance coverage to its employees and pays for the medical expenses directly instead of contracting with an insurance company.

Type of group insurance in which a group sponsor, not an insurance company, pays the claims made by group insureds. It may be partially or fully self-insured.

Health insurance in which the employer and not an insurance company is at risk for the employees’ medical expenses.

In CPT coding of a service or procedure, problem that runs a definite and prescribed course, is transient in nature, and is not likely to permanently alter health status or has a good prognosis with management/compliance.

Individual (self) or patient’s family who pays out of pocket for the medical services instead of a third-party payer (insurance company). Self-pay patients may not have health insurance coverage.