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

There are other initiatives to expand access, including another bill Newsom signed last year that would include infertility coverage for individual and small group health insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act. — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Advocates say that could create problems, especially for new applicants to the joint state-federal health insurance program for lower-income people. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

For North Carolina residents who purchase their own health insurance, open enrollment can bring on a litany of questions and uncertainty. — Karen Koehler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

Medicaid is a state and federally-funded health insurance program for people with low incomes and disabilities. — Chicago Tribune, 24 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