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

Perhaps in that case the quality of health insurance will be an important factor. —Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Even if the latter is a more comprehensive health insurance, advantage plans have lower upfront costs. —Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026

Zenaida Aguilera, the organization’s compliance and privacy officer, said most of its 84,000 patients are immigrants, and 90% use Medi-Cal for health insurance. —Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Advertisement In the fall, as Congress was faced with the choice of extending Obamacare subsidies or allowing health insurance costs to soar for millions of Americans, polls found an extension was broadly supported, regardless of party. —Philip Elliott, Time, 29 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