Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the person who is the subject of protected health information.
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Individual account plan
Retirement plan that is funded in accordance with a formula based on a certain percentage of the participant’s compensation.
Individual consideration
Insurance claim that must be reviewed because of an unusual, unique, or variation from standard medical service to determine the benefit or payment allowance.
Individual contract
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.
Individual deductible
See: deductible .
Individual employer groups
Name of a segment of the insurance market of single employers that provide insurance coverage for their employees through a master contract that is issued to the employer.
Individual fraud
Type of medical insurance fraud that is committed by individuals on their insurance claims so that they can obtain benefits in excess of their medical expenses. Also see provider fraud and fraud .
Individual funding method
Retirement plan funding system that is determined by first separately calculating the contributions for each of the plan’s participants and then adding those amounts to obtain the total required contribution.
Individual health insurance
See: individual health plan .
Individual health plan
Insurance health plan in which one person and his or her dependents are insured under a policy. Also called individual health insurance, individual contract , individual medical plan , or personal insurance .