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  2. Bone fracture - Wikipedia

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    An open fracture (or compound fracture) is a bone fracture where the broken bone breaks through the skin. [2] A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress , or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis , osteopenia , bone cancer , or osteogenesis imperfecta ...

  3. Health insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Scheduled health insurance plans are an expanded form of Hospital Indemnity plans. In recent years, these plans have taken the name mini-med plans or association plans. These plans may provide benefits for hospitalization, surgical, and physician services. However, they are not meant to replace a traditional comprehensive health insurance plan.

  4. Müller AO Classification of fractures - Wikipedia

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    The Müller AO Classification of fractures is a system for classifying bone fractures initially published in 1987 [1] by the AO Foundation as a method of categorizing injuries according to therognosis of the patient's anatomical and functional outcome. "AO" is an initialism for the German "Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen", the ...

  5. Health insurance - Wikipedia

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    A health insurance policy is a insurance contract between an insurance provider (e.g. an insurance company or a government) and an individual or his/her sponsor (that is an employer or a community organization).

  6. Open fracture - Wikipedia

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    An open fracture, also called a compound fracture, is a type of bone fracture (broken bone) that has an open wound in the skin near the fractured bone. The skin wound is usually caused by the bone breaking through the surface of the skin.

  7. Affordable Health Care for America Act - Wikipedia

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    S: High-cost insurance plans; Wealthiest Americans Medicare taxes; Indoor tanning tax: Insurance reforms [16] Yes Yes H: Remove anti-trust exemption Both: Define qualified health benefit plan Expand Medicaid [16] Yes Yes Max 2009 income, family of 4: H: $33,000 S: $29,000. Insurance subsidies [16] Yes Yes Prorated to $88,000 for family of 4 (2009)

  8. Medicare for All Act - Wikipedia

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    The summary of the National Health Care Act as proposed in the 111th Congress (2009–2010) includes the following elements, among others: [10] Expands the Medicare program to provide all individuals residing in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and territories of the United States with tax-funded health care that includes all medically necessary care.

  9. Essential health benefits - Wikipedia

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    The essential health benefits are a minimum federal standard and "states may require that qualified health plans sold in state health insurance exchanges also cover state-mandated benefits." [ 1 ] : 3 The act gives "considerable discretion" to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine, through regulation, what specific services ...