med|i|gap

med|i|gap
med|i|gap «MEHD uh GAP», noun.
a policy of supplemental health insurance that provides coverage of some or all medical, hospital, and other costs of health care not provided by Medicare and Medicaid: »

Revised medigap policies were required this year…About 22 million of 33 million Medicare beneficiaries have supplemental insurance (New York Times).


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