Deductibles and Coinsurance
"Deductibles and Coinsurance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003669
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.170.300 N03.219.521.576.090.300
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