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PEHP Health & Benefits. PEHP Health & Benefits, known as Public Employees Health Program or simply PEHP, is a division of Utah Retirement Systems and administers Utah's public employees medical, dental, life, and long-term disability benefits. PEHP is governed through Title 49 of the Utah Code. PEHP covers 170,000 members through self-funded ...
A National Provider Identifier ( NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
When you use Medicare and another insurance plan together, each insurance covers part of the cost of your service. The insurance that pays first is called the primary payer. The insurance that ...
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA or the Kennedy – Kassebaum Act [1] [2]) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. [3] It aimed to alter the transfer of healthcare information, stipulated the guidelines ...
How to Find the Right Health Care Provider for You. Finding the right health care provider can make a big difference in your health. The right doctor will: Make sure you have regular screenings ...
The takeaway. Original Medicare pays for the majority (80 percent) of your Part A and Part B covered expenses if you visit a participating provider who accepts assignment. They will also accept ...
A MAPD plan is a Medicare Advantage plan that includes Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. Medicare Advantage plans offer all the coverage of original Medicare (parts A and B), and often ...
Payment service provider. A payment service provider ( PSP) is a third-party company that allows businesses to accept electronic payments, such as credit card and debit card payments. PSPs act as intermediaries between those who make payments, i.e. consumers, and those who accept them, i.e. retailers. [1]