Health Care

Insurance Coverage

Generally refers to the amount of protection available and the kind of loss which would be paid for under an insurance contract with an insurer. (Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2d ed)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Generally refers to the amount of protection available and the kind of loss which would be paid for under an insurance contract with an insurer. (Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2d ed)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Insurance Status
  • Coverage, Insurance
  • Status, Insurance

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with specific type of insurance (IM); not restricted to health insurance; specify geog if pertinent; UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE (restricted to health insurance) is also available

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Insurance Benefits (1966-1996)
  • Insurance, Health (1966-1996)

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  1. N03w.219w.521.576w.265

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Insurance Coverage. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019458. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019458
  2. Insurance Coverage. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58037855