"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 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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Falling into the coverage gap: Part D drug costs and adherence for Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan beneficiaries with diabetes. Health Serv Res. 2010 Apr; 45(2):355-75.
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Medicare beneficiaries' knowledge of Part D prescription drug program benefits and responses to drug costs. JAMA. 2008 Apr 23; 299(16):1929-36.
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Supplemental insurance and use of effective cardiovascular drugs among elderly medicare beneficiaries with coronary heart disease. JAMA. 2001 Oct 10; 286(14):1732-9.