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• (see "pre-existing condition") A period of time before benefits are payable.
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Elimination period. (n.d.). Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/elimination-period.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Elimination period. www.insurance.ca.gov. Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. California Department of Insurance. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/elimination-period (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Elimination period." Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. California Department of Insurance. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/elimination-period.

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