health insurance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of health insurance
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Every bit counts when health insurance swallows up so much of the budget.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The company reinsures both property and casualty and life and health insurance policies, and does business in more than 20 countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But my family’s health insurance, supplied by their labor union, wouldn’t cover care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where I had 33 radiation treatments.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
While the drop was partly due to policy-related price adjustments in areas, such as health insurance, the April print will likely reassure the Monetary Authority of Singapore that inflation expectations are stable, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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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