Medical Insurance

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In the medical field, medical insurance is a major part of a patients experience. Having medical insurance is a sure way to get medical coverage at a lowered cost. There are various types of insurance, and they all have different coverages and perks that go with them. Insurance companies reach out to physicians to and offer them deals to work with them and bring them in more patients, thus the insurance companies will get a discount to certain procedures done by the physician thus lowering the patient's overall cost. Some of the few medical insurances there are is the:

Indemnity Plan/Fee for Service: in this plan Patients get access to coverage for all necessary services. And the physician is reimbursed for the fees and cost. In this insurance

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