- Branche: Health care
- Number of terms: 3360
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
A type of benefits programme that offers employees a menu of benefit options, allowing them to create a benefits package which best suits their individual needs.
Industry:Health care
An account that reimburses the participant for qualified health costs or dependent care expenses through one pre-tax savings account. Employees or employers or both fund the account. At the end of each year, unused dollars are forfeited by the account holder.
Industry:Health care
A chemical compound used to prevent dental decay, utilised in fluoridated water systems and/or applied directly to the teeth.
Industry:Health care
A list of preferred, commonly prescribed prescription drugs. These drugs are chosen by a team of doctors and pharmacists because of their clinical superiority, safety, ease of use and cost. Also referred to as The CIGNA HealthCare Drug List.
Industry:Health care
Muscle fibres covered by a mucous membrane that attaches the cheek, lips and or tongue to associated dental mucosa.
Industry:Health care
A primary care physician who provides a broad range of routine medical services and refers patients to specialists, hospitals and other providers as necessary. This traditional primary care physician role is called a "gatekeeper" function. Under some benefits plans, a referral by the primary care physician is required to obtain services from other providers.
Industry:Health care
A prescription drug that has the same active-ingredient formula as a brand-name drug. A generic drug is known only by its formula name and its formula is available to any pharmaceutical company. Generic drugs are rated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be as safe and as effective as brand-name drugs and are typically less costly.
Industry:Health care
An inflammation or infection of the gingiva (gum tissue); the initial stage of gum disease.
Industry:Health care
