Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Insurance write off (or writeoff)

Spanish translation:

amortizaciones/deducciones (fiscales) por los gastos del seguro (médico)

Added to glossary by Natalia Rivera
May 7, 2012 14:33
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English term

Insurance write off (or writeoff)

English to Spanish Medical Medical: Health Care
The term appears in an invoice:
PEDIATRICAL CARE $XXX
INSURANCE PAYMENT $XXX
INS CONTRACT WRITEOFF $XXX

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Discussion

lorenab23 May 7, 2012:
maybe ajuste? In contracts between health care providers and health insurance carriers, providers often agree to certain fee schedules by which they accept as full payment less than the amount billed to the patient. The difference between the amount charged and the amount accepted is "Written off' by the provider.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Insurance write-offs and the c...

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amortizaciones/deducciones (fiscales) por los gastos del seguro (médico)

Las referencias en Internet van todas en este sentido...

"Health Insurance Write-Offs

If you are a self-employed person in an unincorporated sole proprietorship, you can write off the cost of your health insurance against your income for the year if you established the health insurance coverage through your business."

http://www.finweb.com/taxes/insurance-write-offs-for-the-sel...

http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/medical-expenses-tax-deduc...

http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/individual-health-insurance/...
Peer comment(s):

agree Victoria Frazier : Efectivamente, es una deducción en la declaración de impuestos.
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Sí. Muchas gracias por la confirmación Victoria. Saludos.
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descuento del contrato de seguranza

The doctor shows what his fee would have been if he did not have a contract with the patient's ensurance company. Then, he subracts the difference and shows it as a discount.
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