As you explore our site, you may come across an unfamiliar word or term. We've developed a glossary of health care terms we hope will help you.
Select one of the following letters to take you to the part of the alphabet that applies.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
G
Gatekeeper - See "Primary Care Physician."
GMIS - See "ClaimCheck."
Grace Period - The time between which a rule or regulation is put in place and the time that it is enforced.
Group - A membership of members/members -patients enrolled in BCBSKS through a specific business organization, association, legal entity, or employer. BCBSKS sells two types of health insurance coverage related to this, group and non-group. See "Non-Group."
Group Conversion - When a member -patient elects to move from a specific group to non-group status and is paying premiums directly to BCBSKS.
Group Provider Number - See "Common Pay Provider Number" and "Individual Provider Number."