health insurance

American  

noun

1. insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.

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Etymology

Origin of health insurance

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The largest U.S. mail-order pharmacies are owned by conglomerates that operate health insurance businesses as well.

From The Wall Street Journal

On health insurance, the authors pose this simple question.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ever-increasing premiums for health insurance or home insurance can prove volatile.

From MarketWatch

Yes, I’ve washed my husband’s feet when he couldn’t bend down, been the only parent at preschool dropoff and pickup, and advocated on Marty’s behalf to his health insurance with only a few choice expletives.

From Los Angeles Times

The lowered rates will be charged to Medicaid, officials said, the US health insurance program for low-income Americans, which already must get the lowest drug prices in the US.

From Barron's

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