Hospital Confinement & Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Hospital Confinement & Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Learn how hospital indemnity coverage pays admission and confinement benefits, how observation, ICU, maternity, newborn, and mental-health provisions differ, and how to communicate fixed-indemnity coverage appropriately.
What You Will Learn
Learning objectives for this course.
Who This Course Is For
This course is designed for the following roles.
Course Modules
6 modules · 6 lessons
How Hospital Indemnity Works
Understand fixed cash benefits tied to covered hospitalization events.
1 lessons · 5 min
Admission vs. Daily Confinement Benefits
Understand the two most common payment components.
1 lessons · 5 min
Observation and Outpatient Care
Recognize a common employee expectation gap.
1 lessons · 5 min
Maternity, Newborn, Mental Health and Substance Use
Review special categories of hospital claims.
1 lessons · 5 min
Maximums, Exclusions and Portability
Evaluate how long and how often benefits can be paid.
1 lessons · 5 min
Fixed-Indemnity Communication and Tax Treatment
Communicate supplemental coverage accurately.
1 lessons · 5 min
Earn Your Certificate
Complete all modules, pass the module quizzes, and score 80% or higher on the 5-question final exam to earn your certificate of completion and 1.0 certificate hours.
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