health insurance
noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially
: insurance providing compensation for medical expenses
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Many underestimate the cost of private health insurance or the complexity of selecting a Medicare supplemental plan.
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Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
And that may be because the federal-state coverage is not an abstraction to many Americans who see Medicaid as a financial lifeline for low-income seniors, the disabled and even the working poor who cannot afford private health insurance.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Hundreds protest Trump at CT Capitol over Medicaid cuts
Joining with protestors nationwide, advocates chanted and shouted Tuesday outside the state Capitol in Hartford to protest against cuts in the Medicaid health insurance program.
—Jennifer Jackson, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
Analysts are worried that there are few incremental buyers for the hospital and health insurance stocks until policy uncertainty is resolved.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
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Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
And that may be because the federal-state coverage is not an abstraction to many Americans who see Medicaid as a financial lifeline for low-income seniors, the disabled and even the working poor who cannot afford private health insurance.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Hundreds protest Trump at CT Capitol over Medicaid cuts
Joining with protestors nationwide, advocates chanted and shouted Tuesday outside the state Capitol in Hartford to protest against cuts in the Medicaid health insurance program.
—Jennifer Jackson, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
Analysts are worried that there are few incremental buyers for the hospital and health insurance stocks until policy uncertainty is resolved.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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