health insurance
noun
: insurance against loss through illness of the insured
especially
: insurance providing compensation for medical expenses
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School districts would decide on their own what kind of raises and health insurance to give teachers and other union employees.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
According to a press release from the union, employees want to leave the County health insurance plan and transition to a Teamsters Union health plan.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 May 2026
Jones said the city is struggling to meet the demands of high health insurance costs, late Cook County tax revenues and a backlog of bills to vendors while facing a decrease in property tax collections and high inflation.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Peter Haytaian, a former top executive at health insurance company Elevance Health, will have to sit for a deposition in the federal government’s case that alleges Elevance committed fraud in its Medicare Advantage plans, a judge ruled late Wednesday.
—Bob Herman, STAT, 21 May 2026
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
According to a press release from the union, employees want to leave the County health insurance plan and transition to a Teamsters Union health plan.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 May 2026
Jones said the city is struggling to meet the demands of high health insurance costs, late Cook County tax revenues and a backlog of bills to vendors while facing a decrease in property tax collections and high inflation.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Peter Haytaian, a former top executive at health insurance company Elevance Health, will have to sit for a deposition in the federal government’s case that alleges Elevance committed fraud in its Medicare Advantage plans, a judge ruled late Wednesday.
—Bob Herman, STAT, 21 May 2026
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“Health insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20insurance. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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