- Industry: Health care
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CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
Medical necessity is a term used to refer to a course of treatment seen as the most helpful for the specific health symptoms you are experiencing. The course of treatment is determined jointly by you, your health professional and CIGNA HealthCare. This course of treatment strives to provide you with the best care in the most appropriate setting.
Industry:Health care
An individual or dependent who is enrolled in and covered by a managed health care plan. Also called Enrollee or Beneficiary.
Industry:Health care
When a disability is caused by a psychological/behavioral/emotional disorder, or by alcoholism or the non-medical use of drugs, benefits may be limited by the disability contract to a period of 12 or 24 months unless the employee is confined to a hospital.
Industry:Health care
The noble metal classification system has been adopted as a more precise method of reporting various alloys in dentistry commonly used in crowns, bridges and dentures. These alloys contain varying percentages of Gold, Palladium and/or Platinum. High noble contains more than 60% of Gold, Palladium, and/or Platinum (with at least 40% gold); noble contains more than 25% Gold, Palladium and/or Platinum; predominantly base contains less than 25% Gold, Palladium and/or Platinum.
Industry:Health care
There is usually a minimum amount paid as a monthly benefit after reductions for "Other Income Benefits".
Industry:Health care
The broad, multicusped back teeth, used for grinding food are considered the largest teeth in the mouth. In adults there are a total of twelve molars (including the four wisdom teeth, or third molars), three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
Industry:Health care
An independent, nonprofit organization which assesses the quality of managed care plans, managed behavioral health care organizations and credentials verification organizations.
Industry:Health care
A group of health care providers under contract with a managed care company within a specific geographic area.
Industry:Health care
A controlled mixture of nitrogen and oxygen gases (N2O) that is inhaled by the patient in order to decrease sensitivity to pain. Also referred to as laughing gas.
Industry:Health care
A medical provider who has not contracted with a health plan.
Industry:Health care
