Medical Insurance

Private Medical Insurance
Private Medical insurance is coverage by a health plan provided through an employer or union or purchased by an individual from a private medical insurance company.

Employment-based plans
Employment-based medical insurance is coverage offered through one’s own employment or a relative’s. It may be offered by an employer or by a union.

Direct-purchase plans
Direct-purchase medical insurance is coverage though a plan purchased by an individual from a private company.

Government Medical Insurance
Government medical insurance includes plans funded by governments as the federal, state, or local level. In the USA, the major categories of government health insurance are medicare, medicaid, the State Children’s Medical Insurance Program (SCHIP), military health care, state plans, and the Indian Medical Service.