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private health insurance

British  

noun

  1. insurance against the need for medical treatment as a private patient

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I opted for private health insurance with medical expense coverage of $30,000 and a $100 deductible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

However, if your husband plans to retire at 55 and you’re considering retiring even earlier, you would both need to pay for private health insurance for more than a decade.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

While some states have laws mandating that private health insurance pay for at least a few rounds of IVF, those benefits are sparse in much of the country.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

She wants private health insurance for Tamara and dreams of buying a car one day, to take her to medical appointments.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

They paid taxes just like everyone else and paid for private health insurance for our family.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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