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HEALTH INSURANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insurance against loss due to ill health
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("health insurance" is a kind of...):
insurance (promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "health insurance"):
hospitalization; hospitalization insurance (insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense)
health maintenance organization; HMO (group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians)
Context examples:
A proprietary medical nomenclature of the American Medical Association widely used to report medical procedures and services under public and private health insurance programs.
(Current Procedural Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
The DHHS works with state and local governments throughout the country to do research and provide public health services, food and drug safety programs, health insurance programs, and many other services.
(DHHS, NCI Dictionary)
This may include: • Getting financial and legal documents in order • Looking into assisted living or nursing homes • Finding out what your health insurance and Medicare will cover
(Alzheimer's Caregivers, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
Public Law 104-91, enacted in 1996, is designed to protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.
(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, NCI Thesaurus)
The US federal health insurance program run by the Health Care Financing Administration for people 65 years of age or older, certain people with disabilities who have not reached this age, and individuals with permanent kidney failure with dialysis or a transplant.
(Medicare, NCI Thesaurus)
Daily consumption of sugary drinks (sugar sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices) and artificially sweetened (diet) beverages were calculated and first cases of cancer reported by participants were validated by medical records and linked with health insurance national databases.
(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The Department of Health and Human Services works with state and local governments throughout the country to do research and provide public health services, food and drug safety programs, health insurance programs, and many other services.
(Department of Health and Human Services, NCI Dictionary)
When you choose a health facility, you might want to consider: • How close it is to where you live or work • Whether your health insurance will pay for services there • Whether your health care provider can treat you there • The quality of the facility
(Health Facilities, NIH)
Health insurance helps protect you from high medical care costs.
(Health Insurance, NIH)
Call your health insurance company about covering a procedure you are thinking of scheduling.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
