government health insurance
nounUK /ˈɡʌvənmənt hɛlθ ɪnˈʃʊərəns/
US /ˈɡʌvərnmənt hɛlθ ɪnˈʃʊrəns/
A health plan run by the government that helps people pay for doctors and medicine.
My grandmother gets her medicine through government health insurance.
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2. A program where the government collects taxes to pay for medical care for everyone.
Some countries use government health insurance so everyone can see a doctor for free.
3. Help from the government to pay hospital bills for people who cannot afford them.
After losing his job, he signed up for government health insurance.
4. A public system that covers checkups, shots, and emergency care.
The new law expanded government health insurance to more families.