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

Skin wounds remain a major medical challenge.

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Some major medical facilities face other financial headwinds, with uncertainty of federal funding due to impending Medicaid cuts.

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Major medical organizations recommend the Covid vaccine for adults, including pregnant women.

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When the retired business consultant, 78, had a major medical procedure this year, his doctor offered “lots of hand-holding” during the process.

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For that reason, every major medical group in the United States endorses prohibitions against conversion therapy.

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