The fifth vital sign may refer to a few different parameters. 1  Pain is considered a standard fifth vital sign in some organizations such as the U.S. Veterans Affairs. 2  Pain is measured on a pain scale based on subjective patient reporting and may be unreliable.
Indemnity Insurance. An indemnity insurance policy is a type of health insurance plan. A medical indemnity insurance plan is also known as a reimbursement plan because the insurance reimburses the covered individual regardless of where or with whom the covered individual receives health care services from. The insurance company then pays a set portion of your total charges.
What is Indemnity Insurance. With medical indemnity insurance, there are no in-plan doctors or specialists or hospitals â you choose your own doctor or specialist or hospital with no regard for whether they are in-plan or not. Many individuals like having the unlimited choices that an Indemnity Health Plan makes available.