disability insurance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002487",
  "term": "disability insurance",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An insurance plan that pays some of a person’s income when he or she is disabled from an illness or injury and cannot work. The two main types of disability insurance are short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD). STD may last for up to 2 years. LTD usually begins after STD ends and may last for a person’s lifetime.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/disability-insurance/"
}