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

The federal bill introduced large cuts to the nation’s Medicaid and food assistance programs, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating 10 million people will lose their health insurance by 2034. —Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026

But even with health insurance, the price tag isn’t cheap. —ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026

Where health insurance is concerned, the result is an escalation of the already despicable situation forced on patients by a lack of public insurance option (owing in no small part to commercial insurance giants themselves). —Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026

Young people with private health insurance lived longer than those on Medicaid or without insurance. —Rhonda Winegar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 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