Glossary (L)
Glossary (L)
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W
Frequently Asked Questions
- lapse
- The termination of a policy for failure to pay the premium within the time required.
- length of stay
- The number of days a patient is in the hospital.
- lifetime maximum
- A specified dollar amount or a set number of services that the health plan will provide for each member on the contract.
- lifetime reserve days
- A Medicare term specifying the number of days of inpatient hospital care available over an individual’s lifetime that may be used after the maximum 90 days allowed in a single benefit period have been exhausted.
- limiting charge
- Under Medicare, the maximum amount a nonparticipating physician is allowed to charge, currently limited to 115 percent of the Medicare-approved amount.
- living will
- A document, not authorized by Michigan law, that identifies which medical treatments a terminally ill member would want. See also advance directive.
- long-term care
- Continuing maintenance and health services — inpatient, outpatient or at home — to the chronically ill, disabled or developmentally disabled.
