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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The writer likens the new project’s premise to the timeliness of 2009 release Saw VI, in which health insurance executives are targeted by John Kramer, aka Jigsaw (Tobin Bell). Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025 At every turn, my family was reminded of our privilege — to live in a country that was scientifically advanced enough to have developed such miracle treatments, to live in a city (Denver) with such good hospitals, to have good health insurance through my husband’s employer. Dayna Copeland, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025 About 40% of the community health center’s patients are on Medicaid, while 45% don’t have health insurance. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025 Changes in American insurance policy as part of the Affordable Care Act significantly expanded the amount of rehab services that can be covered by health insurance. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 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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