These proteins are called lipoproteins. 1  Low-density lipoprotein. High levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) can eventually build up within the walls of your blood vessels and narrow the passageways. 2  High-density lipoprotein. This type of lipoprotein is often referred to as good cholesterol.
How deductibles work. Health insurance deductibles are the amount of money you have to pay toward your health care before your insurance starts covering costs. Deductibles can range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars, depending on the policy. Some plans (typically HMOs) donât have a deductible at all. Generally, once you meet your deductible for the year your insurance will require you to pay coinsurance, which is another form of cost-sharing, until you
Most contracts stipulate that you need to make a good faith effort to collect deductibles, coinsurance, and copays from the patient. If it is determined that you are routinely waiving copays and deductibles, then the health insurance company can reduce your rate of reimbursement for all of that insurer's patients.s opposed to managed care, where the patient cannot see the doctor until the co-payment has been made. Having said that, deductibles and co-insurance amounts cannot just be written off. IRS code demands that we do one of two things before we write it off.