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2. Health policy - Wikipedia

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   Health policy can be defined as the "decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society". According to the World Health Organization, an explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future; it outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people.

3. Health care - Wikipedia

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   Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwifery, nursing, optometry ...

4. Types of Health Insurance Plans: HMO, PPO, HSA, Fee for ...

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   This varies depending on the type of plan -- HMO, POS, EPO, or PPO. What you pay: Premium: An HDHP generally has a lower premium compared to other plans. Deductible: The deductible is at least ...

5. Health policy and management - Wikipedia

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   Health policy and management. Health policy and management is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, hospitals, and hospital networks. Health care administrators are considered health care professionals.

6. What Is an HMO? - WebMD

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   A health maintenance organization, or an HMO, is a common type of health insurance plan. If you’re a member of an HMO, your insurance company agrees to pay for your health care when you use a ...

7. What You Need to Know About Long-Term Care Insurance - WebMD

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   Reasons to consider long-term care insurance may include: Your age. As you get older, you are more likely to need long-term care. Gender. Women tend to live longer than men, and are therefore more ...

8. What Are Health Equality and Equity, and Why Do They Matter?

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   Three people are standing behind a fence, trying to watch a parade as it passes by. One is tall, one is shorter, and one is a small child. The tall person can see over the fence, but the other two ...

9. Health care reform - Wikipedia

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   Health care reform. Health care reform is for the most part governmental policy that affects health care delivery in a given place. Health care reform typically attempts to: Broaden the population that receives health care coverage through either public sector insurance programs or private sector insurance companies.