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In the United States, an exclusive provider organization (EPO) is a hybrid health insurance plan in which a primary care provider is not necessary, but health care providers must be seen within a predetermined network. Out-of-network care is not provided, and visits require pre-authorization.
The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association board met on March 31 and filed for an emergency assessment of 1% on all Florida property insurance policies. [32] That is in addition to a 0.7% for 2022, a 1.3% assessment from July 1 2022 to June 30 2023, and another 0.7% ending December 31 2023. [32]
LOMA administers a series of designation programs. The Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation program, awards the FLMI designation to individuals who pass a series of 10 examinations; these insurance-focused examinations cover insurance, accounting, marketing, information systems, finance, law, management, and computers. [6]
A survey issued in 2009 by America's Health Insurance Plans found that patients going to out-of-network providers are sometimes charged extremely high fees. [117] [118] Network-based plans may be either closed or open. With a closed network, enrollees' expenses are generally only covered when they go to network providers.
In 1985, The two companies merged into Associated Insurance Companies, Inc,, later called, The Associated Group, a holding company, but usage of the name "Anthem" persisted. [10] In 1989, the company purchased American General Insurance Co. for $150 million and in 1991, it acquired The Shelby Insurance Co., based in Shelby, Ohio, for $125 million.
In U.S. health insurance, a preferred provider organization (PPO), sometimes referred to as a participating provider organization or preferred provider option, is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have agreed with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide health care at ...
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 ...
Florida Department of Financial Services (FLDFS) is a state agency of Florida. Its headquarters are in Tallahassee . [ 1 ] In 2002 the Florida Legislature merged the Department of Insurance, Treasury and State Fire Marshal and the Department of Banking and Finance into one department, the Florida Department of Financial Services.