underinsured

adjective

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

Examples of underinsured in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many of the county's underinsured, who also received the vaccines, are working in jobs without benefits or earned too much to get Medicaid. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024 Even with recent moves to expand insurance access, millions of Americans are underinsured, siad Meghan Fitzgerald, founder of Grey Ghost Capital and an adjunct professor of health policy and management at Columbia University. Alena Botros, Fortune, 22 May 2024 Investigators with the state regulator said Toland manipulated information on insurance applications that left commercial trucking companies underinsured, a release said. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024 This isn’t just because of our 30 million uninsured citizens (and tens of millions more who are underinsured). Robert Pearl, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Boehringer Ingelheim said the program will help people who are insured, as well as those who are uninsured and underinsured. Korin Miller Updated, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2024 The county health department also provides the MMR vaccine to adults who are uninsured or underinsured for no cost or a fee of $10. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 Scholarships will be offered in part through the Vin Baker Bouncing Back Foundation for those who cannot afford treatment, and those who are uninsured or underinsured. Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 This decline tilted their payer mix toward Medicare and Medicaid as well as increasing the number of uninsured and underinsured patients. Jeff Goldsmith, STAT, 17 Jan. 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Underinsured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinsured. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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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