Catastrophic Illness

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catastrophic illness,

any illness that requires lengthy hospitalization, extremely expensive therapies, or other care that would deplete a family's financial resources, unless covered by special medical insurance policies. In Canada, catastrophic illness is covered by Medicare.

A morbid condition that results in health care costs that exceed a person’s income, or which compromise financial independence, reducing him/her to subsistence or near-poverty levels. Catastrophic illnesses are usually life-threatening and may leave significant residual disability—e.g., AIDS, major burns, trauma with residual paralysis or coma, and terminal cancer

catastrophic illness

A morbid condition that results in health care costs that exceed a person's income, or which compromise financial independence, reducing him/her to subsistence or near-poverty levels; CIs are usually life-threatening and may leave significant residual disability–eg, AIDS, major burns, trauma with residual paralysis or coma, and terminal CA

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