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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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Almost everyone with private health insurance must go through the prior-authorization process to get approval before filling some prescriptions or getting certain medical tests or procedures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Other relevant facts: We have excellent, low-cost private health insurance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Roughly one in five Americans covered by private health insurance reported their provider refused to pay for care recommended by a doctor in 2023, according to a survey by KFF.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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

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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