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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

Example Sentences

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She tells BBC News: "It is not migrants who determine rent levels. It is not migrants who raise health insurance premiums. Nor is it migrants who make political decisions on housing, infrastructure or social investment."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

If AI is coming for jobs, what will that mean for how workers get health insurance?

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

If someone is younger than 45, their health insurance might not cover the procedure.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

She’s a board member of the California Nurses Assn., which endorsed Steyer early — in large part because he supports a plan for single-payer health insurance, which that union has long fought for.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 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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