health insurance
noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially
: insurance providing compensation for medical expenses
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Health care for children More than 37 million children are enrolled in either Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a federal program that provides affordable health insurance to pregnant mothers and children who live just above Medicaid's poverty threshold.
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Cory Turner, NPR, 20 June 2025
Employers who provide health insurance pay between $7,000 and $17,000 annually per employee for coverage, and employees generally contribute a part of this amount.
—Brian McNicoll, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
American health insurance giant Aflac reported a cybersecurity breach that potentially exposed customer information, including health details, claims, Social Security numbers, and other personal data.
—Khaleda Rahman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Most of the nation’s biggest health insurance companies, including Cigna, CVS Health’s Aetna, Humana and Elevance Health, are poised to ease prior authorization, the process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Cory Turner, NPR, 20 June 2025
Employers who provide health insurance pay between $7,000 and $17,000 annually per employee for coverage, and employees generally contribute a part of this amount.
—Brian McNicoll, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
American health insurance giant Aflac reported a cybersecurity breach that potentially exposed customer information, including health details, claims, Social Security numbers, and other personal data.
—Khaleda Rahman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Most of the nation’s biggest health insurance companies, including Cigna, CVS Health’s Aetna, Humana and Elevance Health, are poised to ease prior authorization, the process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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