Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or being a health-insurance plan in which members receive health care at a standard premium and co-pay if they use providers within an approved network and pay more if they use providers outside the network.
- adjective Relating to the time, place, or manner in which a business interacts with its customers.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word point-of-service.
Examples
-
A solution to this is electronic point-of-service enrollment, allowing the government to reduce the cost of its eligibility process while maintaining better fraud controls.
-
A solution to this is electronic point-of-service enrollment, allowing the government to reduce the cost of its eligibility process while maintaining better fraud controls.
-
Interesting analogy: health sciences, which is almost entirely a “point-of-service” community that reacts to people coming in the door, with no coherent forecasting service.
-
Interesting analogy: health sciences, which is almost entirely a “point-of-service” community that reacts to people coming in the door, with no coherent forecasting service.
-
Several economists have suggested a point-of-service tax.
Dr. Susan Corso: Tax Prep Blues Dr. Susan Corso 2011
-
Interesting analogy: health sciences, which is almost entirely a “point-of-service” community that reacts to people coming in the door, with no coherent forecasting service.
-
Several economists have suggested a point-of-service tax.
Dr. Susan Corso: Tax Prep Blues Dr. Susan Corso 2011
-
UNH manages HMO, PPO and point-of-service (POS) plans, as well as various Medicare and Medicaid options, through a variety of branded programs, including UnitedHealthcare, AmeriChoice (in the public sector) and Ovations (for AARP members).
-
A model with a de-facto hypothecated tax or minimum contribution such as Germany's pre-dominant 15% +of salary or 150 Eur a month whichever is higher is still "free-at-.point-of-service".
David Cameron's NHS reforms may leave him feeling sick | Jackie Ashley 2010
-
The program offers an assortment of health plans from which to choose, including fee-for-service, point-of-service, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
Senator Joe Lieberman: Recession Not a Good Time for Health Care Reform 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.