Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
health plan
English answer:
health insurance policy
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Tony M
Feb 26, 2011 11:43
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English term
health plans
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Is there a difference between "health plans" and "health insurance (companies)" or are they just synonyms?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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Feb 27, 2011 16:54: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1292782">Sprachfuchs's</a> old entry - "health plans"" to ""health insurance policy""
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English term (edited):
health plan
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health insurance policy
a 'plan' is often the term used by an insurance company to refer to their policies — presumably for purely marketing reasons!
So it's not quite 'health insurance' per se (as a concept), still less the actual company.
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Note added at 37 mins (2011-02-26 12:20:55 GMT)
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As Martin has pointed out, a'plan' may contain various options that togther go to make up the overall 'policy' or contract; and yes, normally, within certain restrictions, you certainly can change your policy — or change from one policy to another; in this specific instance, the 'plan' might simply represent changing various options within the context of the overall 'policy' (with or without premium adjustment, of course)
So it's not quite 'health insurance' per se (as a concept), still less the actual company.
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Note added at 37 mins (2011-02-26 12:20:55 GMT)
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As Martin has pointed out, a'plan' may contain various options that togther go to make up the overall 'policy' or contract; and yes, normally, within certain restrictions, you certainly can change your policy — or change from one policy to another; in this specific instance, the 'plan' might simply represent changing various options within the context of the overall 'policy' (with or without premium adjustment, of course)
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Arabic & More
: They are definitely not synonyms. As Tony stated "plan" usually means "policy" and is not the same as "company" or even "health insurance" in general.
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Joshua Wolfe
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Phong Le
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Discussion
I find the first sentence slightly strange. but, reading it as it stands, the premiums ranged from 47-140 CHF and the number of choices of plans ranged from 49 to 70, depending on the canton. I think it is the use of "though" that makes me wonder, rather than "and". But maybe it is explained by context not shown here.
XXX observed that monthly premiums ranged from 47 to 140 CHF in 2004 though the number of ***plans*** available to consumers ranged from 49 to 70 across cantons.
Between 1997 and 2000 – the period studied in the report -, only 15.2% of consumers switched from one ***health plan*** to another with switching rates being found to decline when the number of choices increased yet positively correlated with price dispersion.