This course introduces other health insurance payers, such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Maintenance Organizations, and commercial health insurance plans.

At the conclusion of this course you will be able to:

*Define a provider contractual agreement.
*Define participating and nonparticipating provider.
*Differentiate the payment limits between participating and nonparticipating providers.
*Define Blue Cross Blue Shield.
*Determine the local plan for your geographic area.
*Complete the steps required to link to your local plan’s website.
*Define a health maintenance organization.
*Define a commercial health insurance plan.