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
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Federal regulators have issued new rules that will terminate health insurance for sick patients mid illness, leave those patients uninsured for up to twelve months, and permanently increase the uninsured by 500,000 lives.
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Michael F. Cannon, National Review, 27 Apr. 2024
People earning up to 100% of the federal poverty level would be covered by Medicaid, while those earning between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would receive subsidies to buy insurance through a federal health insurance exchange.
—Emily Wagster Pettus, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
About 13% of Jackson Health’s patients don’t pay and about 30% of its patients are enrolled in Medicaid, a health insurance program run jointly by the federal government with the states, Migoya said.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
These days, the surefire way to get ahead in health insurance is to become a health care provider, and Elevance just upped the ante.
—Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
Types of insurance that most people should have include homeowners or renters’ insurance, auto insurance, life insurance and health insurance.
—Ryan Steitz, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
There are, however, companies entirely dedicated to digital nomad health insurance.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
The study also found that women without health insurance and women who faced cost barriers to getting screened were less likely to get mammograms.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Not everyone has health insurance to pay for the vaccine.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Michael F. Cannon, National Review, 27 Apr. 2024
People earning up to 100% of the federal poverty level would be covered by Medicaid, while those earning between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would receive subsidies to buy insurance through a federal health insurance exchange.
—Emily Wagster Pettus, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
About 13% of Jackson Health’s patients don’t pay and about 30% of its patients are enrolled in Medicaid, a health insurance program run jointly by the federal government with the states, Migoya said.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
These days, the surefire way to get ahead in health insurance is to become a health care provider, and Elevance just upped the ante.
—Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
Types of insurance that most people should have include homeowners or renters’ insurance, auto insurance, life insurance and health insurance.
—Ryan Steitz, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
There are, however, companies entirely dedicated to digital nomad health insurance.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
The study also found that women without health insurance and women who faced cost barriers to getting screened were less likely to get mammograms.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Not everyone has health insurance to pay for the vaccine.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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