health insurance
noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially
: insurance providing compensation for medical expenses
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Access to health care is also easy, thanks to private health insurance, which costs around $100 a month.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
That is certainly not the case in the United States, where 41% of children rely on Medicaid for health insurance, according to the Pew Research Center.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
For instance, according to the Perryman Group study, lawsuit abuse caused the cost of health insurance to increase by 3.163% and auto insurance by 2.91%.
—Jamie Parsons, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
The decision ended one threat to the no-cost preventive services — from cancer and diabetes screenings to statin drugs and vaccines — used by more than 150 million Americans who have health insurance.
—David G. Savage
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
That is certainly not the case in the United States, where 41% of children rely on Medicaid for health insurance, according to the Pew Research Center.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
For instance, according to the Perryman Group study, lawsuit abuse caused the cost of health insurance to increase by 3.163% and auto insurance by 2.91%.
—Jamie Parsons, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
The decision ended one threat to the no-cost preventive services — from cancer and diabetes screenings to statin drugs and vaccines — used by more than 150 million Americans who have health insurance.
—David G. Savage
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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