health insurance

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of health insurance¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

It depends, but probably not if you are among the 90% of Americans who have health insurance.

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She and her husband both work for small businesses that don’t offer health insurance, and they have an Obamacare plan for themselves and their 7-year-old daughter.

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The bureau also said the proportion of Americans with health insurance for some or all of 2024 was 92%, little changed from a year earlier.

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They wouldn’t have to pay a cent, he said, including for their flight to California—and he would help them sign up for a health insurance policy that would cover the rehab costs.

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But reporting this column on travel health insurance over the summer scared me straight.

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• Medicare