insurance gap
Unprotected policy period
An insurance gap is a period when someone lacks coverage, typically between policies or jobs.
The term also describes situations where coverage exists but fails to pay for needed care—a gap between what insurance covers and what treatment costs.
The insurance gap left her paying thousands out of pocket for the surgery.
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- coverage gapUninsured interval within plan
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- high deductibleSteep initial self-payment
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- business risksmarket risk, competition, data breach, cyberattack, recession
- inequalitiesinequality, inequity, disparities, wealth gap, income gap
coverage continuity
insurance gapfull coverage
Protection without exclusions
comprehensive coverage · blanket coverage · universal coverage
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