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

Meanwhile, a new poll has shown that the majority of Americans are significantly worried about their health care costs increasing, as forecasts have predicted major spikes in health insurance premium costs for next year. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Newsom said earlier this month that people enrolled in Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, could see their monthly health care bills nearly double next year as a result of the spending cuts law. —Sophie Austin, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025

Unless Congress acts, up to 15 million Americans, including small-business owners and working families, risk losing their health insurance by 2034. —Dr. Bryce Pulliam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025

Rising drug and hospital costs are often cited as major culprits for rising health insurance costs, and neither shows signs of ebbing. —Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 23 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