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

McGhee also uses the health insurance offered by her company, which still allows her access to Bahrain’s healthcare system. —Celia Fernandez raffi Paul, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026

However, the number of people without health insurance is likely to surge if Congress fails to come up with a solution for the 22 million Americans who received an ACA tax credit, experts warn. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026

By February, the MGB network plans to make Care Connect available to all Massachusetts and New Hampshire residents who have health insurance, and will hire more doctors to staff the program as needed. —Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026

Democrats intend to focus on the higher health insurance costs many Americans are facing as part of their efforts to retake the majority in the House and Senate in the fall general election. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 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