0 used to describe insurance where you agree to pay a large part of the cost of an accident, injury, etc. before the insurance company pays its part:
The introduction of high-deductible insurance has increased demand for pricing information among consumers.
If you move to high-deductible plans, people will think twice.
Comprehensive, high-deductible and short-term coverage can be purchased with many available deductible options.
They are the type intended to be covered by high-deductible health plans.
Large firms were more likely to offer a high-deductible plan (18%), but enrollment was higher in small firms (8% of covered workers, versus 4% in larger firms).
High-deductible policies cost less, but the user pays routine medical claims using a pre-funded spending account, often with a special debit card provided by a bank or insurance plan.