- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 3360
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- Company Profile:
CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
The most a plan member will pay per year for covered health expenses before the plan pays 100% of covered health expenses for the rest of that year.
Industry:Health care
Claims that are not issued a bank draft/remittance due to a specific reason code.
Industry:Health care
Refers to the teeth and tissues located towards the front of the mouth (upper or lower incisors and canines).
Industry:Health care
A condition characterised by the abnormal loss of gum tissue due to infection or bone loss.
Industry:Health care
A thin, nylon string, waxed or untaxed, that is inserted between the teeth to remove food and plaque.
Industry:Health care
Under this definition, an employee will be considered disabled only if s/he is unable to work in any occupation for which s/he is qualified by education, training, or experience. This is closely related to the definition that the Social Security Administration uses in determining disability.
Industry:Health care
The recurrent disability provision is designed to protect an employee who tries to return to work but becomes disabled again from the same or a related cause. If this happens within a certain period of time, the employee will be considered disabled from the original disability, and will not be subject to a new elimination period. This encourages an employee to return to work without fear of losing benefits.
Industry:Health care
A dental professional specialising in cleaning the teeth by removing plaque, calculus, and diseased gum tissue. He/She acts as the patient's guide in establishing a proper oral hygiene program.
Industry:Health care
