Medicare Glossary U - Z from Humana

Regularly Used Medicare Vocabulary Explanations

  U | V | W | X | Y | Z

 

U

URGENTLY NEEDED CARE
Care you receive for a sudden illness or injury that needs medical attention right away, but is not life threatening. Care should generally be provided by your Primary Care Physician unless you are out of the service area.

 

V

VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
Extra services you get through a Medicare Advantage, Medicare prescription drug plan, or Medicare Supplement plan in addition to your plan benefits.

 

W

WAITING PERIOD
The time between when you sign up with a Medicare plan and when the coverage starts.

WITNESS
Appears on: Enrollment – Enrollee Information Definition: Someone who participates in the enrollment process with someone who is visually or speech impaired and can confirm that the enrollee understood the information to the best of his or her knowledge.

WORLDWIDE COVERAGE (Foreign Travel Benefit)
A benefit offered by some Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans that provides coverage to members while traveling outside the United States for up to 60 days of consecutive travel.

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X

 

Y

YOU PAY
Appears on: My Rx Coverage page
Definition: Your projected out-of-pocket costs – including copayments, coinsurance, and any amount over and above a given prescription allowance – for prescription drugs in a particular category, or "tier."

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Z