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underinsured

adjective

un·​der·​in·​sured ˌən-dər-in-ˈshu̇rd How to pronounce underinsured (audio)
: not sufficiently insured

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The committee also voted to require continued funding of COVID-19 vaccines through private and public health insurance and the Vaccines for Children program that provides free vaccines to children who are Medicaid eligible, uninsured or underinsured. Elizabeth Lanphier, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025 Medicaid, direct-to-consumer offerings could fill gaps Lakdawalla said the direct-to-consumer offerings under the deal could be useful for people who are underinsured, uninsured or may not have coverage for obesity medicines. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025 The health clinics receive federal grants to provide low-cost care to underserved populations, including the underinsured and the uninsured. Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 26 Oct. 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. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underinsured

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of underinsured was in 1893

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“Underinsured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinsured. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

Legal Definition

underinsured

adjective
un·​der·​in·​sured ˌən-dər-in-ˈshu̇rd How to pronounce underinsured (audio)
: not sufficiently insured : having insufficient insurance to cover losses or damages
an underinsured motorist
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