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

Part of Ashley’s story is using the video of the fight between Josh and Lindsay as blackmail to get health insurance so she can afford treatment for her endometriosis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Two that the secretary mentioned: negotiating most favored nation drug pricing with 16 large pharmaceutical companies and bringing health insurance CEOs “to the table to reform prior authorizations.”

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“It is simply because the cost of health insurance is more than what they can afford,” Chief Executive Pam Kehaly said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Hospitals, healthcare products, health insurance and pharmaceuticals are “all areas expected to grow because more and more people need healthcare as our country ages,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Dad really wants to quit his job and find a new accounting firm or maybe even start his own—he’s a CPA—but he can’t because we get our health insurance through his work.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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