Definition:

A term used by the health care industry along with the government to describe the growing population of uninsured twenty-somethings. This group is considered to be among the healthiest. There are many reasons why these 18-29 year olds lack insurance: They are no longer on their parent's plan, they have jobs that do not offer employer-based coverage, and of the ones that do many will decline either because of financial reasons or simply a feeling of being 'invincible' and it not being a priority. This growing population of uninsured young adults has been a concern of The United States Senate Finance Committee and measures are being undertaken to address this problem.

Usage:

Every year more and more of our new employees are refusing our health insurance. These young invincibles will have to learn the hard way!

Synonyms:

invincibles

Created Feb 23, 2010