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CIGNA
Industria: 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.
gum
See gingiva.
Industry:Health care
A surgical procedure exposing more tooth for restorative purposes.
Industry:Health care
See periodontal disease.
Industry:Health care
A deep scaling of that portion of the tooth below the gum line. Purpose is to remove calculus and infected gum tissue.
Industry:Health care
Any health care service or program that helps maintain a person's good health. Health maintenance services include all standard preventive medical practices, such as immunizations and periodic examinations, as well as health education and special self-help programs.
Industry:Health care
The protruding portion(s) of a tooth's chewing surface.
Industry:Health care
A term that has different meanings depending upon the context. "Health plan" can be used to mean an HMO, a health benefits plan provided by an employer to its employees, or a health benefits plan offered to employers by an insurer or third party administrator.
Industry:Health care
See canine tooth.
Industry:Health care
(if selected) An arrangement in which the participant is reimbursed for covered health expenses by his/her employer up to a predetermined amount. The CIGNA Choice Fund HRA gives the employer flexibility and choice in the way the account is structured and what is covered. It also includes optional incentives for members as well as decision-making tools. Unused amounts may be carried over to the next year, subject to limits set by the employer.
Industry:Health care
Care that is provided primarily to meet the personal needs of a patient. The care is not meant to be curative or providing medical treatment.
Industry:Health care