health insurance
noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially
: insurance providing compensation for medical expenses
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Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act insurance – as well as older adults and low-income families enrolled in government health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid – typically get drug discounts through their insurance plans.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Since over three-fourths of people who received SNAP benefits in 2022 had their health insurance covered by Medicaid, Rehfeldt said the restriction would save the state on Medicaid costs because patients would be healthier.
—Makenzie Huber, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Lamont previewed his budget, which was unveiled Wednesday and included an emergency fund to fill in gaps from federal cuts to health insurance aid, food, heating and more.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Millions of people are likely to drop their health insurance now that enhanced premium subsidies for consumers who buy coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace have expired.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Since over three-fourths of people who received SNAP benefits in 2022 had their health insurance covered by Medicaid, Rehfeldt said the restriction would save the state on Medicaid costs because patients would be healthier.
—Makenzie Huber, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Lamont previewed his budget, which was unveiled Wednesday and included an emergency fund to fill in gaps from federal cuts to health insurance aid, food, heating and more.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Millions of people are likely to drop their health insurance now that enhanced premium subsidies for consumers who buy coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace have expired.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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