coinsurance
insurance underwritten jointly with another or others.
a form of property insurance in which an insurer assumes liability only for that proportion of a loss which the amount of insurance bears to a specified percentage of the value of the property.
a form of health insurance in which the insured party contributes a specified percentage of the total cost of medical expenses after a deductible has been reached.
the percentage contributed by the insured party: My coinsurance is 20%. : Compare copay.
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How to use coinsurance in a sentence
The Part D plan offering the best deal on Sprycel charges more than $10,000 a year in coinsurance for the drug.
Seniors face steep drug costs as Congress stalls on capping Medicare out-of-pockets | lbelanger225 | December 28, 2020 | Fortune
British Dictionary definitions for coinsurance
/ (ˌkəʊɪnˈʃʊərəns, -ˈʃɔː-) /
a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
joint insurance held by two or more persons
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