health insurance

noun

: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially : insurance providing compensation for medical expenses

Examples of health insurance in a Sentence

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Many underestimate the cost of private health insurance or the complexity of selecting a Medicare supplemental plan. Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 And that may be because the federal-state coverage is not an abstraction to many Americans who see Medicaid as a financial lifeline for low-income seniors, the disabled and even the working poor who cannot afford private health insurance. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025 Hundreds protest Trump at CT Capitol over Medicaid cuts Joining with protestors nationwide, advocates chanted and shouted Tuesday outside the state Capitol in Hartford to protest against cuts in the Medicaid health insurance program. Jennifer Jackson, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025 Analysts are worried that there are few incremental buyers for the hospital and health insurance stocks until policy uncertainty is resolved. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for health insurance

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of health insurance was in 1901

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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

health insurance

noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially : insurance providing compensation for medical expenses

Legal Definition

health insurance

noun
: insurance against loss through illness or injury of the insured
especially : insurance providing compensation for medical expenses and often income for disability

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