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

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Both Lilly and Novo are also trying to improve health insurance coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 13 June 2026 On top of this, insurance plans have been subject to high inflation between this year and last year, making health insurance severely unaffordable for ACA marketplace users of different income levels. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The change is part of a 10-year collaboration between the university and the health insurance company that was announced on Friday. Nick Lentz, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Employee health insurance plan costs have come up as one possible place to cut costs. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for health insurance

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 16 Jun. 2026.

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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