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

Democrats want to overturn spending cuts Republicans approved earlier in the year for Medicaid, which provides health insurance for Americans living in or near poverty, and extend insurance subsidies created by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025

That means anyone who pays for health insurance coverage, including for plans offered through their employer, will see higher monthly premiums. —Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025

That leaves places such as Apache County in limbo in a debate centered over keeping government fully operational at existing funding levels and revising health insurance coverage for poor and working-class Americans. —Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Is health insurance particularly important for children? —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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