"Insurance, Medigap" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A supplemental health insurance policy sold by private insurance companies and designed to pay for health care costs and services that are not paid for either by Medicare alone or by a combination of Medicare and existing private health insurance benefits. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)
| Descriptor ID |
D017054
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.576.343.539
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| Concept/Terms |
Insurance, Medigap- Insurance, Medigap
- Medigap Policy
- Medigap Policies
- Policies, Medigap
- Policy, Medigap
- Medigap Insurance
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insurance, Medigap" by people in Profiles.
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Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage? The Leukemia and Cancer Perspective. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jan; 99(1):15-21.