underinsured
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- adjective
- /ˌʌndərɪnˈʃʊrd/
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bajo asegurado
- How will it benefit the millions of uninsured or underinsured citizens?
- underinsured population
- uninsured and underinsured
Examples
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You have the option of purchasing uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage at the time you purchase your own car insurance.
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Unfortunately, this market faces challenges, leaving many properties either uninsured or substantially underinsured.
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Most of the properties are underinsured or have no insurance at all.
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A small ZIP code area is an area with fewer than 1,000 underinsured persons.
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Indeed, EDs have been recognized as the safety net for the underinsured and uninsured.
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Improving the coverage of underinsured families would add another $12.5 billion to $38.3 billion.
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Particular sensitivity is indicated when referring uninsured or underinsured women to free screening services.
Academic text (2008) -
Most participants perceived that a high percentage of African Americans in the Black Belt are uninsured or underinsured.
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And all those new patients who were formerly uninsured or underinsured will get free health care, compliments of the taxpayers.
Blog text (30) -
Many families struggle financially because they are underinsured and can't afford necessary medical treatments.
How Insured
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word underinsured breaks into the parts under-, which means 'not enough' or 'below', and insured, from 'insure' meaning 'to be protected by insurance'. So, to be underinsured is to have 'not enough' insurance and risk paying large costs yourself.