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Supplementary health insurance

Meaning in insurance, with examples

nounCommon term

In insurance, supplementary health insurance means: Private health insurance that works alongside a public health system and pays costs the state does not, such as the extra fees charged by private hospitals.

In Turkish: tamamlayıcı sağlık sigortası, TSS

How it is used

Also called 'complementary health insurance'. In Turkey, TSS is used at private hospitals that have an agreement with the Social Security Institution (SGK) and covers the difference fee. It is cheaper than full private cover and requires active SGK cover.

Example sentences

  1. Supplementary health insurance lets you use private hospitals without paying the difference fee.

  2. Many employers now offer supplementary health insurance instead of full private plans.

Common collocations

  • supplementary health insurance plan
  • complementary health insurance
  • contracted hospitals
  • difference fee
  • health insuranceInsurance that pays for medical costs such as doctor visits, tests, hospital stays and surgery, up to the limits in the policy.
  • outpatientDescribing medical care, such as a doctor visit, test or minor procedure, where the patient does not stay in hospital overnight.
  • co-paymentThe part of a medical bill that the insured person pays each time they use a health service, either a fixed amount or a percentage.
  • waiting periodA set time after a policy starts during which some benefits cannot yet be claimed, common in health and life insurance.

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