| 单词 | medical indigency |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmedical indigency medical indigency n. originally and chiefly U.S. the condition or state of a person who lacks the resources (in later use esp. health insurance) to receive or afford medical attention or treatment.Medical indigency is established based on varying criteria, and may qualify a person for financial assistance.Now frequently as a modifier, as in medical indigency fund, medical indigency programme, etc. ΚΠ 1932 Ironwood (Mich.) Times 9 Dec. 5/3 If any doctors in the county are encouraging medical indigency, the county should so report the names of the doctors to the medical association for investigation. 1968 Med. Care 6 71/2 The determination of the income criteria to define ‘medical indigency’ initially was left to the states, and these vary widely. 2021 Idaho Press-Tribune (Nexis) 16 Mar. a5 The county medical indigency program, which pays the catastrophic medical bills of those who can't afford to pay, is funded entirely by local property taxes. < as lemmas |
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