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Glossary of Health Care and Coverage Terms

Health care and coverage come with unfamiliar terms. This glossary is a simple, friendly guide to help explain the ones you’ll see most often. Understanding them can help you make more confident choices about your benefits and better navigate your coverage.

Why Health Care Keeps Getting More Expensive

If it feels like everything is getting more expensive right now, you’re not alone — and you’re not wrong. Families and congregations are navigating rising costs across the board, from groceries to housing to gas prices that have climbed in recent months.

5 Ways to be a Savvy Steward of Your Health Care

Health care is deeply personal, but it’s also shared. In group health plans like the ELCA Health Plan, everyday health care choices directly affect individual well-being — and they can also help keep benefits sustainable for the whole community.

Compassionate Health Coordinators

Compassionate care is at the heart of your organization and ours. The personal, clinical, and emotional support our members receive from Quantum Health Care Coordinators is a perfect fit for our ELCA-Primary health benefits.

Case Study: Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry

For several consecutive years, like many, LMM watched its health plan rates continue to rise. Naturally, LMM was concerned about maintaining affordability for its staff. The formula clearly wasn’t working with the financial burden falling squarely on employees.