health insurance
noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially
: insurance providing compensation for medical expenses
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California, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Maine, Colorado, and Oregon currently provide health insurance for adults, regardless of immigration status, while Illinois and New York provide coverage specifically to older adults, over 65.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
My experience of more than a decade as a licensed volunteer assister to individuals and families seeking to enroll in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (known as Obamacare) bears this out.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Changes to Medicaid: Trump has vowed to protect Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for Americans with low incomes and disabilities.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
However, the social services cut is aimed not only at those receiving government assistance for health insurance and food.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
My experience of more than a decade as a licensed volunteer assister to individuals and families seeking to enroll in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (known as Obamacare) bears this out.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Changes to Medicaid: Trump has vowed to protect Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for Americans with low incomes and disabilities.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
However, the social services cut is aimed not only at those receiving government assistance for health insurance and food.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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