1. Health Care Coverage Amounts. Christina Haley of Clyde, North Carolina, age 61, recently suff ered a...

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1. Health Care Coverage Amounts. Christina Haley of Clyde, North Carolina, age 61, recently suff ered a severe stroke. She was in intensive care for 12 days and was hospitalized for 18 more days. After being discharged from the hospital, she spent 45 days in a nursing home for medically necessary nursing and rehabilitative care.

Christina had a comprehensive health insurance plan through her employer. The policy had a $1000 deductible, a $50,000 episode limit, and a $250,000 aggregate limit with an 80/20 coinsurance clause with a $2000 coinsurance cap. Christina’s policy covered the medically necessary services performed in a nursing home setting.

Her total bill was $125,765.

(a) How much of Christina’s expenses were paid by her insurance policy?

(b) How much did Christina pay?

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ISBN: 9781439039021

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Authors: E Thomas Garman, Raymond E Forgue

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