healthcareentitlement
nounUK /ˈhɛlθkɛər ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/
US /ˈhɛlθkɛr ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/
A right to get medical help that someone is promised.
The new law made healthcare entitlement available to every child in the country.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A government program that pays for medical care for people who qualify.
She applied for healthcare entitlement after losing her job.
3. The legal promise that a person can receive certain medical services.
The court clarified the healthcare entitlement of retired workers.
4. A feeling that one deserves free medical care.
His sense of healthcare entitlement annoyed the clinic staff.