coinsurance
Noun
Meaning
insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
Additionally, Americans can choose to order a policy from a private insurance company that covers some of the costs that Medicare does not cover, such as copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles.
Patients who receive a surprise bill, usually from an out-of-network doctor, would pay their deductible, copays, and coinsurance as if the doctor was in the network.
After Aetna approved the in-network payment of $70,882 (not including the fees of the surgeon and anesthesiologist), Frank’s coinsurance required him to pay the hospital 10 percent of the total.
Medicare Supplement plans in Georgia pay for things that your Original Medicare doesn’t cover, like copays, coinsurance, or deductibles.
Plans with low premiums usually have high out-of-pocket expenses to cover deductibles, copayments and coinsurance, so you may be saddled with bills you weren't expecting.
If an insurer chooses to charge lower premiums, most likely it will compensate by making you pay higher deductibles, coinsurance, and copays.