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• A process used by insurance companies to try to figure out your health status when you're applying for health insurance coverage to determine whether to offer you coverage, at what price, and with what exclusions or limits.

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  Cite Definition for Medical Underwriting

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Medical Underwriting. (n.d.). HealthCare.gov Glossary. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medical-underwriting.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Medical Underwriting. HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medical-underwriting (accessed: January 29, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Medical Underwriting." HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 29 January. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medical-underwriting.

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