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Aetna, Inc.
Industry: Insurance
Number of terms: 2862
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Company Profile:
Aetna, Inc. is an American diversified health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical ...
This is when plaque left untreated on your teeth begins to harden. It then becomes known as calculus or tartar.
Industry:Health care
This lets a person carry forward or “roll over” any balance in a health fund. The amount can be used to pay for health care costs in future years.
Industry:Health care
This is a statement a health plan sends to a health plan member. It shows charges, payments and any balances owed. It may be sent by mail or e-mail.
Industry:Health care
This is a fixed amount of money doctors and hospitals get from health plans to serve plan members. They get this amount no matter how many patients they see.
Industry:Health care
This is the space in the center or “canal” of the tooth that contains the pulp and the root of the tooth. A root canal treatment takes red or infected tissue out of the canal of the tooth root. Then, the empty canals are cleaned and sealed so the tooth does not have to be pulled.
Industry:Health care
See “Death benefit.”
Industry:Health care
This is help people get to further their career. Job skills, abilities and work habits are reviewed. Education, experience and interests are looked at also. Results are compared and matched to other jobs. This gives people ideas on what moves to make next.
Industry:Health care
This is how a dentist removes buildup under the gum line. It smoothes the surface so bacteria can’t form as easily.
Industry:Health care
This can be part of a life insurance policy. It lets insurers pay out some of the benefit before the final claim is settled. The money can go to a beneficiary. It can also go to a friend or relative. The money is often used to pay for funeral costs or other related costs.
Industry:Health care
This is a dental term that means cavities or tooth decay.
Industry:Health care