health insurance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of health insurance
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Given that I plan to retire at the end of the year, I intend to transition from my employer’s health insurance to Medicare and begin collecting my Social Security retirement benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
El-Sayed's affordability platform - including his focus on health insurance - is why Les Lukacs of Monroe, Michigan, is voting for him.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some companies shell out six figures for high-end health insurance, doctor visits and concierge medicine for executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Before Medicare was created, only 54% of elderly people had health insurance, and that could be cancelled without cause when they got sick, which, as you know, tends to happen when you get old.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 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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