Additional life insurance beyond basic coverage provided by a group policy such as additional amount of the same or a different type of insurance.
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Supplemental health insurance
See: Medigap (MG) policy .
Supplemental health services
Optional medical services that may be available for insurance coverage in addition to basic health benefits such as chiropractic, podiatric, dental, or vision care.
Supplemental hospital plan
Insurance agreement designed to meet a substantial part of out-of-pocket medical expenses from other health care finance plans.
Supplemental insurance
Secondary insurance policy that covers only what the primary insurance does not cover. For Medicare beneficiaries, see Medigap (MG) policy .
Supplemental major medical insurance
Health insurance that provides benefits above the benefits in a basic hospital-surgical insurance policy.
Supplemental medical insurance (Health Insurance)
A voluntary program that covers physician’s costs and outpatient costs, which can be elected as Part B of Medicare.
Supplemental medical-legal evaluation
In a workers’ compensation case, evaluation that (1) does not involve an examination of the patient; (2) is based on the physician’s review of records, test results, or other medically relevant information that was not available to the physician at the time of the initial examination; (3) results in the preparation of a narrative medical report prepared and attested to in accordance with specific sections of the labor code; and (4) is performed by a qualified medical evaluator or primary treating physician following the evaluator’s completion of a comprehensive medical-legal evaluation.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Federal program of income support for low-income aged, blind, and disabled persons established by Title XVI of the Social Security Act in 1972. SSI provides monthly cash payments to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
Supplemental services
Additional or optional medical services that a health insurance plan covers besides basic health benefits.