Term Life Insurance Glossary
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Health Insurance
Insurance covering medical expenses or income loss resulting from injury or sickness. Health insurance is a general category that includes many different types of insurance coverage, including hospital confinement insurance, hospital expense insurance, surgical expense insurance, major medical insurance, disability income insurance, dental expense insurance, prescription drug insurance, and vision care insurance.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
A health care financing and delivery system that provides comprehensive health care services for subscribing members in a particular geographic area in return for a fixed, prepaid fee.
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