health insurance

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of health insurance

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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

Staffing agencies sometimes provide travel nurses with health insurance during a contract and for up to a month afterward, if a nurse wants to take a break between gigs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The president’s portfolio traded other health insurance stocks impacted by federal Medicare policy and other regulatory matters.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Workers now contribute about $7,000 a year in premiums for family health insurance, roughly double the real cost in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

As the city’s principal public hospital, Cook County was the place of last resort for the hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans without health insurance.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Related Words

• Medicare