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Preferred term

Insurance, Medigap  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A supplemental health insurance policy sold by private insurance companies and designed to pay for health care costs and services that are not paid for either by Medicare alone or by a combination of Medicare and existing private health insurance benefits. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Medicare Supplemental Insurance
  • Medicare Supplement Insurance
  • Medigap Insurance
  • Medigap Policy

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NF7L8CXB-C

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