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HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medical care plan
1, record 1, English, medical%20care%20plan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- medicare 2, record 1, English, medicare
correct
- health insurance scheme 3, record 1, English, health%20insurance%20scheme
correct
- health care plan 4, record 1, English, health%20care%20plan
correct
- medical care insurance plan 5, record 1, English, medical%20care%20insurance%20plan
correct
- medicare plan 3, record 1, English, medicare%20plan
correct
- medicare scheme 3, record 1, English, medicare%20scheme
correct
- health insurance plan 6, record 1, English, health%20insurance%20plan
correct
- medical insurance plan 7, record 1, English, medical%20insurance%20plan
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various government-funded programs to provide medical care to a population. 8, record 1, English, - medical%20care%20plan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Americans believe they ought to be able to choose their own health care plan and keep their own doctors ... 4, record 1, English, - medical%20care%20plan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurance-maladie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- régime d'assurance-maladie
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20d%27assurance%2Dmaladie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- régime d'assurance de soins médicaux 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20d%27assurance%20de%20soins%20m%C3%A9dicaux
correct, masculine noun
- régime d'assurance-soins médicaux 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20d%27assurance%2Dsoins%20m%C3%A9dicaux
correct, masculine noun
- régime public d'assurance-maladie 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20public%20d%27assurance%2Dmaladie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Régime d'assurance-soins médicaux. Source : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu, art. 110(8)(a). 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9gime%20d%27assurance%2Dmaladie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguro médico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- régimen de seguro de enfermedad
1, record 1, Spanish, r%C3%A9gimen%20de%20seguro%20de%20enfermedad
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- community-rated insurance
1, record 2, English, community%2Drated%20insurance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A type of insurance] charging each enrollee in a region the same premium for a particular level of coverage, regardless of individual characteristics affecting probability of loss. 2, record 2, English, - community%2Drated%20insurance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An alternative approach to a universal health care scheme funded by taxes is to develop a government subsidised, community-rated, universal insurance pool. All citizens would contribute(their contributions would amount to the equivalent of a tax), and there would be no discrimination on the basis of individual health conditions. 1, record 2, English, - community%2Drated%20insurance
Record 2, Key term(s)
- community rated insurance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Assurance-maladie
- Assurance sur la vie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- assurance à tarification universalisée
1, record 2, French, assurance%20%C3%A0%20tarification%20universalis%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- assurance à mutualisation des risques 2, record 2, French, assurance%20%C3%A0%20mutualisation%20des%20risques
feminine noun
- assurance à péréquation des risques 3, record 2, French, assurance%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A9r%C3%A9quation%20des%20risques
feminine noun
- assurance à qualification commune 4, record 2, French, assurance%20%C3%A0%20qualification%20commune
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le] gouvernement expose ses plans en vue de renforcer la concurrence sur le marché de l'assurance-maladie privée et aborde une variété de questions réglementaires et notamment les principes de tarification universalisée («community rating»), d'adhésion non discriminatoire, de compensation des risques ainsi que la mise en place d'une Administration de l'assurance-santé. 1, record 2, French, - assurance%20%C3%A0%20tarification%20universalis%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En Irlande, le «Health Insurance Act» (1994), entré en vigueur le 28 mars 1996, définit les trois grands principes à respecter par tous les assureurs dans le cadre de l'assurance-maladie volontaire : mutualisation des risques (community rating), obligation d'acceptation de tous les risques, couverture viagère. 2, record 2, French, - assurance%20%C3%A0%20tarification%20universalis%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La personnalisation des risques (experience rating) est écartée au profit de la péréquation des risques (community rating). 3, record 2, French, - assurance%20%C3%A0%20tarification%20universalis%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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