uninsured

adjective

un·​in·​sured ˌən-in-ˈshu̇rd How to pronounce uninsured (audio)
-ˈshərd
: lacking insurance : not insured
uninsured losses/expenses
… millions of US residents remain uninsuredTimothy Stoltzfus Jost

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How Is Access To Healthcare In These Destinations? Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, and Oaxaca all have a mix of public and private medical facilities, including hospitals for insured and uninsured patients. Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 The discussions have sparked concern among some at the department, especially about the prospect of paying recipients of major federal grants in cryptocurrency, an uninsured digital asset associated with financial speculation, dramatic swings in value and transnational crime. Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2025 Those who are uninsured should look for community health centers in their area and establish a relationship. Katia Hetter, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025 Some experts worry that efforts to remove people with other coverage options from the program would inevitably lead to many people without other insurance choices also losing coverage and ending up uninsured. Ryan Levi, NPR, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uninsured

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninsured was in 1799

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“Uninsured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninsured. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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