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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Not everyone has health insurance to pay for the vaccine.
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Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
This leaves most graduate student workers relying on their parents' health insurance plans or buying it through the federal government.
—Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The majority of nursing home residents receive long-term care through Medicaid, the joint state and federal health insurance program that provides benefits not always covered by Medicare.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Mammograms are available at no cost to the patient through most private health insurance plans and Medicare, according to the news release.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Federal and state regulators aren't doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making unauthorized policy switches for Affordable Care Act policyholders, say consumers, agents, nonprofit enrollee assistance groups, and other insurance experts.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
There’s also health insurance, paid vacation, no night or weekend shifts and a pension that could guarantee a monthly income after retirement.
—Adam Beam, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
While more than 90 percent of Americans have health insurance, only 77 percent of U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 have dental coverage, which typically is sold separately from health insurance.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Short-term health insurance plans offer limited benefits and less expensive monthly premiums but deny coverage for previously existing medical conditions.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
This leaves most graduate student workers relying on their parents' health insurance plans or buying it through the federal government.
—Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The majority of nursing home residents receive long-term care through Medicaid, the joint state and federal health insurance program that provides benefits not always covered by Medicare.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Mammograms are available at no cost to the patient through most private health insurance plans and Medicare, according to the news release.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Federal and state regulators aren't doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making unauthorized policy switches for Affordable Care Act policyholders, say consumers, agents, nonprofit enrollee assistance groups, and other insurance experts.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
There’s also health insurance, paid vacation, no night or weekend shifts and a pension that could guarantee a monthly income after retirement.
—Adam Beam, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
While more than 90 percent of Americans have health insurance, only 77 percent of U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 have dental coverage, which typically is sold separately from health insurance.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Short-term health insurance plans offer limited benefits and less expensive monthly premiums but deny coverage for previously existing medical conditions.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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