Coinsurance is like a copay,
And then we also have Coinsurance,
Coinsurance: The percentage of a medical bill that you must pay.
Coinsurance- this is the percentage of your medical care
costs that you will have to pay.
Even when care is“covered,” the definition of“coverage” can include high deductibles,
copayments, Coinsurance, and surprise out-of-pocket bills for patients.
The Coinsurance formula becomes effective when a homeowner
fails to keep coverage of at least 80% of the home's replacement value.
The Coinsurance formula becomes effective when a homeowner
fails to keep coverage of at least 80 percent of the homes replacement value.
For example, if your insurance company pays 80
percent of the allowed fee for a service under your plan, your Coinsurance is 20 percent.
Unlike Coinsurance where the insured is required to pay a certain percentage of the covered costs, co-pay
plans require the insured to pay a specified dollar amount.
In other words, once you spend $6,350 in deductibles, co-pays and Coinsurance(but not premiums),
your insurance company will cover 100 percent of costs for the rest of the year.
Coinsurance: Instead of,
or in addition to, paying a fixed amount up front(a co-payment), the Coinsurance is a percentage of the total cost that insured person may also pay.