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

As the analysis shows, monthly premiums for the government health insurance would've been hundreds of dollars higher. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025

That’s because the majority of Americans ages 18 to 64 with health insurance receive their health benefits through their employer. —Robert Applebaum, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025

Trump sought to blame Democrats for the likely increase in health insurance premiums as the subsidies tied to the 2010 Affordable Care Act are expiring. —Josh Boak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025

Rivers’ health insurance from the league is also back, and it was set to expire with his five years post-career being up at the end of this season. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 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