health insurance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of health insurance
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The cost for a knee surgery was $2,700, including an overnight stay in the hospital, and my health insurance covered $2,300.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
How will you pay for your health insurance if you retire at 60?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026
The federal government will pay Medicare insurers an average increase of 2.48% in 2027, which means some of the country’s largest health insurance plans will collect $13 billion in additional payments next year.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
In previous agreements, companies have agreed to sell some of their medicines to government health insurance programmes such as Medicaid for prices comparable to those in certain overseas markets.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
I don’t have to ask about health insurance once I meet Carlotta, the middle-aged African American woman who will be training me.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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