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Synonyms

health insurance

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of health insurance

First recorded in 1900–05

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The health insurance company on Tuesday said it now expects higher revenue in the year, driven largely by premium tax revenue, as well as its Marketplace and Medicaid businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

El-Sayed's affordability platform - including his focus on health insurance - is why Les Lukacs of Monroe, Michigan, is voting for him.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Other relevant facts: We have excellent, low-cost private health insurance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Schiller tries something similar as a volunteer for a health insurance company, reaching out to an elderly Black woman by phone.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Soon she was working fifty hours a week and making enough to cover health insurance for herself and Zachary.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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