uninsured

adjective

un·​in·​sured ˌən-in-ˈshu̇rd 

-ˈshərd

: lacking insurance : not insured

uninsured losses/expenses

… millions of US residents remain uninsured …

—Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

Examples of uninsured in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If marketplace premiums dramatically increase without federal subsidies, more people will likely choose to go uninsured — a serious problem for hospitals, which rely on people with private insurance plans to pay the bills, Rubel said. —Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025

The vaccine will also continue to be offered to newborns through the Vaccines for Children Program, which provides free shots for uninsured or underinsured kids. —Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025

Children who are uninsured or underinsured, Medicaid-eligible or of American Indian or Alaska Native descent can receive the vaccine for free through the CDC's Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program. —Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025

The program provides a variety of immunizations at no cost to children who are eligible for Medicaid, are uninsured or are underinsured. —Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing uninsured

• the uninsured

Rhymes for uninsured

• allured
• assured
• contoured
• endured
• ensured
• insured
• inured
• manured
• matured
• obscured
• procured
• secured