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waiting period
waiting period Managed care
The time a person must wait from the date of acceptance into an eligible class of insurance or from application, to when the insurance becomes effective.
Medicare
The time between when a person signs up with a Medigap insurance company or Medicare health plan and when the coverage starts.
Medspeak-UK
See Waiting time.
Social medicine
The time a family spends waiting to adopt a child from the time of application to placement.waiting period Managed care The time a person must wait from the date of acceptance into an eligible class of insurance or from application, to when the insurance becomes effective. See Elimination period. waiting period
Waiting periodTime during which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) studies a firm's registration statement. During this time the firm may distribute a preliminary prospectus.Cooling-Off PeriodAn SEC rule mandating that several days transpire between the filing of a new issue's prospectus and the actual offering of the issue. This allows potential buyers and the seller to have a final chance to investigate the new issue and attempt to determine if there will be any previously unforeseen problems. The cooling off period is usually 20 days, but the SEC may change that for individual offerings at its discretion. It is also called the waiting period.waiting period See cooling-off period. |