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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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Trump has mentioned the ballroom on about the same number of days as other topics like health insurance and affordability, according to a Washington Post analysis.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

“If tax benefits, if health insurance, if parental rights were not all based upon marital status, we wouldn’t have the issues that we do,” said Chazan, the Glendale lawyer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

If you are losing your health insurance, here are ways to cut your medical bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In health insurance, that doesn’t happen; the financial incentives are aligned to maintain the friction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

But she began receiving menacing phone calls from a collection agency about an old bill her health insurance had not covered.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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