health insurance

noun

1. insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of health insurance¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Democrats view Medicaid as a health insurance program that helps people pay for health care...Republicans view Medicaid as a government welfare program.

From Los Angeles Times

The agency regulates health insurance and sets policy that guides the prices that doctors, hospitals and drug companies are paid for medical services.

From BBC

There are, in fact, hundreds of variables for each patient -- ranging from clinical data and brain imaging to health insurance status.

From Science Daily

“SSI/SSDI offers vital support to those facing health challenges and disabilities by providing income and health insurance,” Jeremy McCauley, an assistant professor in economics at the University of Bristol, told Salon.

From Salon

Other large mandatory lines of government expenditure include Medicare - a government-funded health insurance program primarily serving Americans aged over 65.

From BBC

Related Words

• Medicare