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What does that word mean?

105 words from court papers, insurance letters, bills and bank forms. Each one is explained in the words of an official U.S. government glossary, quoted exactly, with the pages on this site that go with it.

A

Allowed amount

Health insurance

The maximum amount a plan will pay for a covered health care service. May also be called “eligible expense,” “payment allowance,” or “negotiated rate.”

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When a medical bill is too much

B

Balance billing

Health insurance

When a provider bills you for the difference between the provider’s charge and the allowed amount. For example, if the provider’s charge is $100 and the allowed amount is $70, the provider may bill you for the remaining $30. A preferred provider may not balance bill you for covered services.

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When a medical bill is too much

C

Complaint

Court and legal papers

A civil complaint is a written statement filed by a plaintiff initiating a case, stating the jurisdiction of the court to resolve the legal dispute, the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant, and the requested relief. A criminal complaint is a sworn document filed by the government, alleging a crime has been committed and that there is probable cause to arrest an individual.

Source: United States Courts, Glossary of Legal Terms

On this site: When you have to go to court without a lawyer · When a debt collector calls

D

Debt consolidation

Money, credit, taxes and scams

Consolidation means that your various debts, whether they are credit card bills or loan payments, are rolled into a new loan with one monthly payment. If you have multiple credit card accounts or loans, consolidation may be a way to simplify or lower payments. But a debt consolidation loan does not erase your debt. You might also end up paying more by consolidating debt into another type of loan.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, youth financial education glossary

On this site: When a debt collector calls · When the money runs out

Deductible

Health insurance

The amount you pay for covered health care services before your insurance plan starts to pay. With a $2,000 deductible, for example, you pay the first $2,000 of covered services yourself.

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When a medical bill is too much

Discharge

Court and legal papers

A release of a debtor from personal liability for certain dischargeable debts. Some debts, such as certain taxes and student loans cannot be discharged. A discharge also prevents the creditors owed dischargeable debts from taking any action against the debtor or the debtor's property to collect the debts.

Source: United States Courts, Glossary of Legal Terms

On this site: Bankruptcy: what it is, what it costs, and where to start · Student loans: when you can’t pay, default, and what to ask

E

External review

Health insurance

A review of a plan's decision to deny coverage for or payment of a service by an independent third-party not related to the plan. If the plan denies an appeal, an external review can be requested.

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When a medical bill is too much

F

Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Health insurance

Federally funded nonprofit health centers or clinics that serve medically underserved areas and populations. Federally qualified health centers provide primary care services regardless of your ability to pay. Services are provided on a sliding scale fee based on your ability to pay.

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When you need a doctor and can’t pay

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M

Medically necessary

Health insurance

Health care services or supplies needed to diagnose or treat an illness, injury, condition, disease or its symptoms and that meet accepted standards of medicine.

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When a medical bill is too much

N

O

Out-of-pocket costs

Health insurance

Your expenses for medical care that aren't reimbursed by insurance. Out-of-pocket costs include deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments for covered services plus all costs for services that aren't covered.

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When a medical bill is too much

P

Prior authorization

Health insurance

Approval from a health plan that may be required before you get a service or fill a prescription in order for the service or prescription to be covered by your plan.

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When a medical bill is too much

Q

Qualifying life event

Health insurance

A change in your situation — like getting married, having a baby, or losing health coverage — that can make you eligible for a Special Enrollment Period, allowing you to enroll in health insurance outside the yearly Open Enrollment Period.

Source: HealthCare.gov glossary

On this site: When you’re losing health coverage

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Good to know

Where the definitions come from

What this page can’t do

  • It cannot say what a word means in your case. Your own court, plan, lender or contract may use a word differently, and its papers decide.
  • The court words come from the federal courts. A state or local court may use other words, or use the same word differently.
  • The health insurance words come from HealthCare.gov, which writes mostly about Marketplace plans.
  • It is not legal, medical or money advice, and a definition is not a next step.
  • It lists only 105 words. Each source has many more.

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The choice of words, this page and the links to our own guides were made with AI (Claude) for Scarlet Beast (our AI policy). The definitions are quoted from the three sources named above; a program checked every quote against the text we saved from each source on October 7, 2026. No lawyer, insurance worker or accountant has reviewed this page, and the sources may have changed since. Also in Spanish: ¿Qué significa esa palabra? Found a mistake? Email [email protected].

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