major medical

noun

1. insurance designed to compensate for particularly large medical expenses due to a severe or prolonged illness, usually by paying a high percentage of medical bills above a certain amount.

Word History and Origins

Origin of major medical¹

First recorded in 1950–55; ellipsis of major medical expense insurance plan

Example Sentences

With a rise in the delta variant, school mask mandates and recommendations from major medical groups that all children 2 and older should be masked in indoor group settings have sent parents into a mask-buying scramble.

From Washington Post

Already, some major medical institutions have said they will not provide it, doctors don’t feel comfortable prescribing it, and members of the FDA advisory committee resigned in protest over the approval.

From Time

Loosely based on the Murdoch family, Succession follows the Roy family after the patriarch suffers a major medical emergency, calling into question—you guessed it—who among his children will control the company’s major assets.

From Fortune

FedEx and UPS are distributing the Pfizer vaccine, while Moderna’s product will be moved by McKesson, a major medical distributor.

From Washington Post

Though the World Health Organization and other major medical groups have stopped their trials, there are still a number of others that are ongoing.

From Popular-Science

Despite thousands of years of trying, the major medical accomplishments of mankind are few.

From The Daily Beast

This was enough for all the major medical and health associations to announce that thimerosal had no connection to autism.

From The Daily Beast

Each of the major medical services was represented this morning.

From Project Gutenberg

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