Health Care

Deductibles and Coinsurance

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Coinsurance and Deductibles
  • Coinsurance
  • Deductibles

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8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Previous Indexing

  • Insurance, Health (1966-1967)

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  1. N03w.219w.151.170w.300
  2. N03w.219w.521.576w.090w.300

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Deductibles and Coinsurance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003669. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003669
  2. Deductibles and Coinsurance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70441819