Acronym for Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association. See Section 501(c)(9) Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) .

Individual or entity that sells and provides hardware, software, and/or ongoing support services for providers to file claims electronically to private insurance carriers, Medicare fiscal intermediaries, and Medicaid fiscal agents.
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One who sells any kind of property. See Also: “Seller.”
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A general term used to refer to the seller of a property.
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A person who purchases property.
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A general term used to refer to the buyer of a property.

Referral carried out via a telephone call from the primary care physician to the referring physician.

Health care system that includes the entire range of medical services from outpatient to hospital and long-term care. Integrated delivery systems are an example of vertical integration. See integrated delivery systems (IDS) and horizontal integration .

Alliance of various health care providers whose intention is to service all the needs of managed care contracts.

Retirement benefit payment that does not depend on whether a participant continued in specific employment. A plan participant may receive payment if he or she leaves the plan.

Renewal insurance commissions paid to insurance agents or their estates regardless of whether the agents stay with the issuing insurance company.
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Commissions paid to an agent regardless of whether they still work for the insurer, based on renewal business.
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Commissions on renewal business that are paid to the agent whether or not he or she still works for the insurance company with which the business is placed.

Funds (reserves) that remain owned (vested) by the insured and which cannot be used by the insurance company except for paying refunds or claims.

Terms set down in an employment agreement stating the time period and dollar amount when retirement or other benefits will begin and the rate of increase.