health insurance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of health insurance
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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He works about 20 hours a week as an electrical engineer, primarily for health insurance for the couple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
It puts software, consumer services, property and casualty insurance, finance, health insurance, asset managers and media in this field.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Our health insurance and the lion’s share of our income come from screenwriting,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She’s paying $2,100 a month for health insurance with an $8,000 deductible that she already blew through at the start of the year when her 4-year-old son was hospitalized with asthma.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 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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