health insurance
noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially
: insurance providing compensation for medical expenses
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As of late March, she hadn't been reapproved for the year for the state-federal program, which provides health insurance for people with low incomes and disabilities.
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Sam Whitehead, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Local health insurance broker Scott Stern said his wife was supposed to have a follow-up appointment after a heart procedure.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Madison Burgess, a teacher in San Diego, gets health insurance through her teaching job.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
In another criminal complaint, which also names the couple, another 16 people are charged with insurance fraud, identity theft and conspiracy to commit health insurance fraud.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Sam Whitehead, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Local health insurance broker Scott Stern said his wife was supposed to have a follow-up appointment after a heart procedure.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Madison Burgess, a teacher in San Diego, gets health insurance through her teaching job.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
In another criminal complaint, which also names the couple, another 16 people are charged with insurance fraud, identity theft and conspiracy to commit health insurance fraud.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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