supplemental insurance

collocation in English

meaningsofsupplementaryandinsurance

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supplementary
adjective
uk
/ˌsʌp.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us
/ˌsʌp.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
mathematicsspecialized
If an angle is supplementary to another angle, it forms 180° when combined ...
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insurance
noun
uk
/ɪnˈʃɔː.rənsɪnˈʃʊə.rəns/us
/ɪnˈʃɜ.r.əns/
an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, ...
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(Definition ofsupplementaryandinsurancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As was mentioned earlier, newcomers who buysupplementalinsurancemust bear a waiting period, which is expected to discourage moves.
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Thesupplementalinsurancepolicies offered by the sickness funds are community-rated with no rejection of applicants.
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In the four countries with universal coverage, adults with above-average income were more likely to have privatesupplementalinsurance.
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Switching sickness fund bears, consequently, transaction costs in thesupplementalinsurancemarket as well, which further reduce the net potential benefits of mobility.
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These outcomes were associated with poor physical functioning and mental health, and a lack ofsupplementalinsurance.
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Medicare is essentially a universal health insurance program for these segments of the population, but, because it has a number of gaps in coverage, most enrollees ownsupplementalinsurancecoverage.
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Some patients havesupplementalinsuranceor can afford the co-pay.
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Institutions often stop using privatesupplementalinsurancewhen they find that few customers have a high enough balance level to justify the additional cost.
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They might include uncovered servicessuch as long-term, dental, hearing, and vision careandsupplementalinsurance.
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In these cases,supplementalinsurancepolicies, such as those designed to cover cancer specifically, can be useful.
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Medicare clients should not have to buysupplementalinsuranceto avoid that risk.
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Medicare enrollees must then cover the remaining approved charges either withsupplementalinsuranceor with another form of out-of-pocket coverage.
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