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Definition of Medigap
1. Proper noun. (American English) A type of medical insurance for expenses not covered under Medicare. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Medigap
1. a supplemental health insurance [n -S]
Medical Definition of Medigap
1. An insurance policy in the United States that supplements medicare benefits and presumably fills the gaps in healthcare coverage. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Medigap
Literary usage of Medigap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"On average, medigap policyholders use at least 25 percent more services than they
would ... However, the federal government through Medicare and not medigap ..."
2. Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"medigap policies that pay some of the amounts that Medicare does not pay for
covered services and which may pay for certain services not covered by Medicare ..."
3. Medicare Managed Care: Securing Beneficiary Protections by Geraldine Dallek (1998)
"However, Prudential may impose a three- month wait for coverage of pre-existing
conditions and will not sell medigap prescription drug plans to individuals ..."
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