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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


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If you’re going to take an $8,000 holiday of a lifetime to Europe, take it while you still have jobs and workplace health insurance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Sure, for people with no health insurance, this is an enticing opportunity to effectively pay one month of coverage to get the silhouette of an annual physical, except without an actual doctor present.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

He said he plans to use the funds for regular operations like payroll, inventory purchases, employee health insurance and rent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The average star of WWE or AEW signs on as an independent contractor, meaning they are responsible for their own health insurance and are subject to being fired for nearly any cause.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 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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