Biomaterial Database

For all, just not 'universal'. Business Roundtable tackles expanding coverage. 2007

Matthew DoBias

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008119	Lobbying	A process whereby representatives of a particular interest group attempt to influence governmental decision makers to accept the policy desires of the lobbying organization.	Lobbyings
D002388	Catastrophic Illness	An acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability. Treatment may be radical and is frequently costly.	Catastrophic Illnesses,Illness, Catastrophic,Illnesses, Catastrophic
D003132	Commerce	The interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale, between different countries or between populations within the same country. It includes trade (the buying, selling, or exchanging of commodities, whether wholesale or retail) and business (the purchase and sale of goods to make a profit). (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, p411, p2005 & p283)	Business,Commercial Sector,Prices,Sales,Vendors,Businesses,Commerces,Commercial Sectors,Price,Sale,Sector, Commercial,Sectors, Commercial,Vendor
D006264	Health Benefit Plans, Employee	Health insurance plans for employees, and generally including their dependents, usually on a cost-sharing basis with the employer paying a percentage of the premium.	CHAMPUS,Employee Health Benefit Plans
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D019472	Universal Health Insurance	Health insurance coverage for all persons in a state or country, rather than for some subset of the population. It may extend to the unemployed as well as to the employed; to aliens as well as to citizens; for pre-existing conditions as well as for current illnesses; for mental as well as for physical conditions.	Universal Coverage,Coverage, Universal,Health Insurance, Universal,Insurance, Universal Health
D037141	Mandatory Programs	Programs in which participation is required.	Mandatory Program,Program, Mandatory,Programs, Mandatory