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socialized medicine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌsocialized ˈmedicine noun [uncountable]  especially American EnglishMHPPP medical care provided by a government and paid for through taxes 〔由政府提供、靠税收支付的〕公费医疗
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socialized medicineStill, they did a lot for working people-even got socialized medicine in the late 1940s.
paid provided and for by medical government through Corpus a care


socialized medicine
ˌsocialized ˈmedicine noun [uncountable]
especially American English medical care provided by a government and paid for through taxes


socialized medicineBrE /ˌsəʊʃəlaɪzd ˈmedsn/ 🔊, /ˌsəʊʃəlaɪzd ˈmedɪsn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsoʊʃəlaɪzd ˈmedɪsn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (US) medical and hospital care provided by the government for everyone by paying for it with public money 公费医疗制度