health insurance

noun

: insurance against loss through illness of the insured

especially : insurance providing compensation for medical expenses

Examples of health insurance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Franklin was diagnosed with ALS around the time she and her husband were told their monthly health insurance premium payments would increase sevenfold. —Christine Mai-Duc, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026

High prices for rents, groceries, health insurance and other costs could drive more citizens into homelessness. —Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

That is why the district’s decision to declare an impasse in contract negotiations, and its proposal to begin charging teachers monthly premiums for health insurance while offering zero raises, feels like more than a financial adjustment. —Brian Bender, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

The other was the 2015-to-2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Surve, an annual government survey that asks a large sample of people and families, their medical providers and employers about the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. —Barbara Mantel, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for health insurance

• reassurance
• reinsurance
• assurance
• durance

Medical Definition

health insurance

noun

: insurance against loss through illness of the insured

especially : insurance providing compensation for medical expenses

Legal Definition

health insurance

noun

: insurance against loss through illness or injury of the insured

especially : insurance providing compensation for medical expenses and often income for disability