as in exemption
a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege
before the hospital will treat you, you have to sign a waiver in which you give up your right to sue
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The bill would take the state back to the initial version of the Healthy Indiana Plan, where through a waiver the state controls who is added to the plan, Qaddoura said.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Eligible purchases are covered by this card’s cell phone protection and rental car collision damage waiver (secondary coverage).
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
This new waiver reduces administrative hurdles and other issues for legitimate Medicaid expansion recipients while still achieving our policy goal: to have Medicaid serve as a safety net rather than a poverty trap.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The announcement comes after a week that saw the Trump administration waiver on the terms for its support for Ukraine and shake European allies.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Eligible purchases are covered by this card’s cell phone protection and rental car collision damage waiver (secondary coverage).
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
This new waiver reduces administrative hurdles and other issues for legitimate Medicaid expansion recipients while still achieving our policy goal: to have Medicaid serve as a safety net rather than a poverty trap.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The announcement comes after a week that saw the Trump administration waiver on the terms for its support for Ukraine and shake European allies.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Waiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiver. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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