Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not covered by insurance.
- noun One who does not have or is not covered by an insurance policy.
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- adjective Not
insured ; not havinginsurance . - noun One who is not insured.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not covered by insurance
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Examples
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Accompanying his statistics on the uninsured is the plaint that the U.S. spends a considerably larger fraction of its GDP on the health sector than any other country.
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Accompanying his statistics on the uninsured is the plaint that the U.S. spends a considerably larger fraction of its GDP on the health sector than any other country.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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Lack of preventative care for the uninsured is the primary cause of our low shockingly low ranking against other industrialized countries.
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Covering the uninsured is a moral victory, but if it ends up being done through private insurance it will NOT save us money but only serve to feed the insurance industry beast and let it grow even larger, at the expense of future generations.
King: What will triumph in health care push - reform or recess? 2009
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Covering the uninsured is the ENTIRE PURPOSE of health care insurance reform.
Lieberman: Obama should delay trying to cover the uninsured 2009
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The fastest growing segment of the uninsured is the middle class ($50,000 to $74,999)
No Wonder They're Praying Cass Dems 2006
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The fastest growing segment of the uninsured is the middle class ($50,000 to $74,999)
Archive 2006-09-01 peaknik 2006
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The true amount of "uninsured" is between 5 and 12 mil and it wouldn't cost over 1 trillion to insure them.
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In that time, memories will have long since faded as millions remain uninsured, private insurers continue to rake in their grotesque profits, and the promised cost savings from reform never materialize.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: The Public Option is Dead as a Doornail Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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The Congressional Budget Office projects that millions will remain uninsured by refusing to comply with the new mandate, or because the new federal assistance just isn't enough.
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