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Descriptor English: Insurance Coverage
Descriptor Spanish: Cobertura del Seguro
Descriptor cobertura del seguro
Entry term(s) tipo de seguro
Scope note: Generalmente se refiere a la cantidad de protección disponible y al tipo de pérdida que se pagaría bajo un contrato de seguro con un asegurador.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cobertura do Seguro
Descriptor French: Couverture d'assurance
Entry term(s): Coverage, Insurance
Insurance Status
Status, Insurance
Tree number(s): N03.219.521.576.265
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019458
Scope note: 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)
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
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Insurance Benefits (1966-1996)
Insurance, Health (1966-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
DeCS ID: 33205
Unique ID: D019458
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/13
Revision Date: 2018/07/13
Insurance Coverage - Preferred
Concept UI M0028949
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Insurance Coverage
Entry term(s) Coverage, Insurance
Insurance Status
Status, Insurance



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