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
Experts said it is not socialized medicine.
—Politifact Staff, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2020
New York Democrats hope that 2021 is the year socialized medicine finally arrives in the Empire State.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
Webb, a lawyer and physician who supports neither defunding police nor socialized medicine, lost to Republican Bob Good by five points in a historically red Virginia congressional district.
—Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
Experts said it is not socialized medicine.
—Politifact Staff, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2020
New York Democrats hope that 2021 is the year socialized medicine finally arrives in the Empire State.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
Webb, a lawyer and physician who supports neither defunding police nor socialized medicine, lost to Republican Bob Good by five points in a historically red Virginia congressional district.
—Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
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 15 Jul. 2025.
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