socialized medicine

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• socialized medicine — n medical and hospital services for the members of a class or population administered by an organized group (as a state agency) and paid for from funds obtained usu. by assessments, philanthropy, or taxation * * * a system of medical care… …   Medical dictionary

• Socialized medicine — is a term used to describe a system for providing medical and hospital care for all at a nominal cost by means of government regulation of health services and subsidies derived from taxation.[1] It is used primarily and usually pejoratively in… …   Wikipedia

• socialized medicine — n [U] especially AmE medical care provided by a government and paid for through taxes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• socialized medicine — n. any system supplying complete medical and hospital care, through public funds, for all the people in a community, district, or nation …   English World dictionary

• socialized medicine — noun : administration by an organized group, a state, or a nation of medical and hospital services to suit the needs of all members of a class or all members of the population by means of funds derived from assessments, philanthropy, taxation, or …   Useful english dictionary

• Socialized Medicine's Aches and Pains — ▪ 2001 by Bryan Christie       After a detailed examination by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assess the standards, responsiveness, and effectiveness of health systems in 191 countries, France was judged to have the best health care… …   Universalium

• socialized medicine — Synonyms and related words: ADC, Medicaid, Medicare, aerospace medicine, biomedicine, clinical medicine, comparative medicine, constitutional medicine, cradle to grave security, dosimetric medicine, experimental medicine, guaranteed annual income …   Moby Thesaurus

• socialized medicine — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Medicare, Medicaid, national health care, free clinics; see charity , medicine 1 , 3 , welfare 2 …   English dictionary for students

• socialized medicine — noun Date: 1937 medical and hospital services for the members of a class or population administered by an organized group (as a state agency) and paid for from funds obtained usually by assessments, philanthropy, or taxation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• socialized medicine — any of various systems to provide the entire population with complete medical care through government subsidization and regularization of medical and health services. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

• socialized medicine — noun a) An umbrella term for any system of government run health care. b) A politically charged term used to contrast such systems with free market alternatives and emphasize the perceived link to socialism …   Wiktionary