health insurance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of health insurance
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Still, it’s an expensive setup that essentially requires participants to pay twice for primary care, both via health insurance premiums and through the DPC membership fee.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
The warehouse club becomes the latest consumer brand to offer health insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
More than half of Americans get their health insurance through an employer, and Cuban questions whether the CEOs of these companies know what their employees are going through on a day-to-day basis.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Luigi Mangione who is accused of killing a health insurance boss in Manhattan may plead guilty to stalking charges in his federal case, The New York Times reported Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She switched to her husband’s health insurance plan.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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