health insurance
noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially
: insurance providing compensation for medical expenses
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That means your employer contracts with a health insurance company to administer benefits, but your employer shoulders the cost of your care.
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Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Union officials say their members have endured a 36% increase in health insurance costs since 2021.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Some 59% of employers intend to make cost-cutting changes to their health insurance plans next year, up from 44% in 2024, Mercer found.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Progressives look longingly at European social democracies, where national health insurance and robust public transit were won years ago.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Union officials say their members have endured a 36% increase in health insurance costs since 2021.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Some 59% of employers intend to make cost-cutting changes to their health insurance plans next year, up from 44% in 2024, Mercer found.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Progressives look longingly at European social democracies, where national health insurance and robust public transit were won years ago.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for health insurance
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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