socialized medicine
noun
: medical and hospital services for the members of a class or population administered by an organized group (such as a state agency) and paid for from funds obtained usually by assessments, philanthropy, or taxation
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European countries have socialized medicine, more access to education and good standards of living.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
The timing is deliberate: The administration is trying to keep the maximum number of ineligible people on Medicaid—a sneaky step closer to socialized medicine or essentially Medicaid for All—even though that means doing massive damage to taxpayers.
—Tarren Bragdon and Sam Adolphsen, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
The National Health Service has long been a model for fans of socialized medicine worldwide.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Indeed, all the world’s proponents of socialized medicine, which includes most of the public-health community, are now lining up to get access to the vaccines that U.S. capitalism delivered.
—Tomas J. Philipson, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
The timing is deliberate: The administration is trying to keep the maximum number of ineligible people on Medicaid—a sneaky step closer to socialized medicine or essentially Medicaid for All—even though that means doing massive damage to taxpayers.
—Tarren Bragdon and Sam Adolphsen, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
The National Health Service has long been a model for fans of socialized medicine worldwide.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Indeed, all the world’s proponents of socialized medicine, which includes most of the public-health community, are now lining up to get access to the vaccines that U.S. capitalism delivered.
—Tomas J. Philipson, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021
See All Example Sentences for socialized medicine
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“Socialized medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialized%20medicine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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