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

London noted that Centene’s Bronze plans have primarily been used by younger, healthy people, but as the costs of health insurance have risen, there is a broader mix of enrollees signing up for Bronze plans.

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Now is the time to really step up to the plate and pay for his health insurance going forward.

From Los Angeles Times

For instance, more people are using their health insurance coverage to manage serious conditions over time, he said.

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Every year since 2019, the team has quietly renewed Toles’ contract so he can retain his health insurance while placing him on the restricted list so he would not take a roster spot.

From Los Angeles Times

Divorcing at your age without a job constitutes a “qualifying life event,” which opens special-enrollment windows for health insurance outside of the standard annual enrollment period.

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