See: insurance carrier .

See: maximum benefit period .

See: schedule of allowances , fee schedule , and usual, customary, and reasonable (UCR) .

See: charity care .

See: charity care .

See: third-party payer, insurance company, insurer , or payer .

See: individual health plan .
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A contract mad with an individual that covers that individual and perhaps also specified members of his family for benefits as described in the policy.