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

More than salary The negotiations also cover vacation, pension benefits and health insurance. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Kevin Carter | Getty Images More than two out of every five security guards don't have health insurance through their or a family member's employer, according to the UC Berkeley Labor Center report. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Its principal critics are the health insurance industry (no surprise there) and the same conservative Republicans who have tried repeatedly to repeal the Affordable Care Act. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The answers pointed to several specific drivers of skyrocketing health insurance costs, and an overall increase higher than any year since 2003. — Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 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