There is almost always some third party paying the bills, either an insurance company, an HMO, or the government through programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Although the model differs from region to region and doctor to doctor, concierge medicine basically means that patients pay doctors to be their agents, rather than the agents of third-party-payers such as insurance companies or government bureaucracies.
Accordingly, the more healthcare utilization increases, the higher the cost for third party payers, which include not just insurance companies, but taxpayer-supported government insurance plans such as Medicare and Medicaid.
More disturbing, perhaps, is the fact that the government seems to share that automobile surveillance data with an unexpected third party: insurance companies.
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Indeed, only the patient can morally make this decision for himself or herself, not some third party government or insurance company bureaucracy.
Insurance is not compulsory for motorised wheelchairs, although the Department of Health does recommend third party cover.
It included the right to an appeals process so you could challenge an unfair decision by an insurance company before a third party.
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The groups also say that the cost of treating service-connected injuries could lead to veterans quickly maxing out their benefits in third-party insurance, risking coverage for not just them but their families, who are also covered under the plans.
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Officials should be aware that in the past several years insurance companies have begun to market specific computer policies that may provide first and third-party coverage for losses associated with cyber incidents, such as costs for data restoration, crisis response, privacy notification and forensic investigation, as well as defense and indemnification arising out of cyber incidents, and business interruption.
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