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 Commercial launch would immediately follow, with the device being offered to patients through health insurance companies. Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024 Blackley’s ability to adapt has helped Oscar Health navigate the competitive health insurance landscape, transforming the business with a sustainable and technology-first strategy. Jack Sweeney, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Under Trump, the number of Americans without health insurance rose by 2.2 million between 2016 and 2019, before COVID-19. Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024 Voters who remembered the troubles of the first Trump presidency—the rising unemployment, the decreasing health insurance coverage, the erosion of diplomatic alliances, the children separated from their families at the border, and the violent attack on the Capitol—saw an incipient emergency. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for health insurance 

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Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of health insurance was in 1901

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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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

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