name given generally or specifically to the aggregate of public (as opposed to private) medical facilities available to members of a community.
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medical services and administration > [noun] > health service (10) health service1935 name given generally or specifically to the aggregate of public (as opposed to private) medical facilities available to members of a community. National Health Service1946 The system of state provision of medical services in the United Kingdom, established in 1946; abbreviated N.H.S. NHS1948 = National Health Service, n. national health1952 colloquial. With the and capital initials: = National Health Service, n. Medicare1953 A programme, usually government funded, for providing health care; spec. one providing medical insurance for the dependants of members of the U.S… Medicaid1966 A scheme providing state and federal funds for the use of persons requiring assistance with medical expenses, established in the United States in… Medibank1974 A national scheme of health insurance operating in Australia between 1975 and 1978. Frequently attributive. Subcategories:— N.H.S. trust (2) — system of decentralized funding (1) |
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