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TYPE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE

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355.2

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^IBE(355.2,

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This file contains the types of coverages that an insurance company is generally associated with. If an insurer is identified with more than one type of coverage then it should be identified as HEALTH INSURANCE as this encompases all. Sites should not add, edit or delete entries from this file. Per VHA Directive 10-93-142, this file definition should not be modified.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	name(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	This is name of the type of coverage that an insurance company generally provides. The entries in this file are a limited set of choices that are exported with the IB package. The entries may have special meaning interanally in the billing package. If this insurance carrier provides only one type of coverage then select the entry that best describes this carriers' type of coverage. If this carrier provides more than one type of coverage then select HEALTH INSURANCE. The default answer if left unanswered is Health Insurance. This is useful information when contacting carriers, when creating claims for reimbursement and when estimating if the payment received is appropriate. If this field is answered it may affect choices that can be selected when entering policy or benefit information.
.02	abbreviation	0;2	FREE TEXT		C	This is the standard abbreviation for this type of coverage. Enter the 2 to 8 character abbreviation. The abbreviation may appear on reports that have limited space available.
10	description	10;0	WORD-PROCESSING			Enter a one or two sentence description of the type of coverage.