"Insurance, Major Medical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Insurance providing a broad range of medical services and supplies, when prescribed by a physician, whether or not the patient is hospitalized. It frequently is an extension of a basic policy and benefits will not begin until the basic policy is exhausted.
| Descriptor ID |
D007354
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.576.343.533
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| Concept/Terms |
Insurance, Health, Catastrophic- Insurance, Health, Catastrophic
- Catastrophic Health Insurance
- Catastrophic Health Insurances
- Health Insurance, Catastrophic
- Health Insurances, Catastrophic
- Insurance, Catastrophic Health
- Insurances, Catastrophic Health
Comprehensive Health Insurance- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Comprehensive Health Insurances
- Health Insurance, Comprehensive
- Health Insurances, Comprehensive
- Insurance, Comprehensive Health
- Insurances, Comprehensive Health
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insurance, Major Medical" by people in Profiles.
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Preexisting conditions 'hold Americans hostage' to employers and insurance. JAMA. 1991 May 15; 265(19):2451-3.