deductibles and coinsurance

Preferred Label : deductibles and coinsurance;

MeSH definition : Cost-sharing mechanisms that provide for payment by the insured of some portion of covered expenses. Deductibles are the amounts paid by the insured under a health insurance contract before benefits become payable; coinsurance is the provision under which the insured pays part of the medical bill, usually according to a fixed percentage, when benefits become payable.;

MeSH synonym : coinsurance and deductibles;

MeSH hyponym : coinsurance; deductibles;

MeSH annotation : DF: DEDUCTIBLES;

Details

Origin ID

D003669;

UMLS CUI

C0011132;

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- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
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- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- coinsurance [MeSH concept]
- deductibles [MeSH concept]
- deductibles and coinsurance [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Idea or Concept [UMLS semantic type]

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