healthentitlement
nounUK /ˈhɛlθ ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/
US /ˈhɛlθ ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/
The right to get help from a doctor or hospital when you are sick.
Her job gives her healthentitlement, so she can see a doctor without paying.
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2. A government program that pays for medical care for people who need it.
The new law expanded healthentitlement for low-income families.
3. The amount of medical care a person is allowed to receive.
Workers debated the healthentitlement included in their contract.
4. A feeling that one deserves special medical treatment.
His healthentitlement made him demand the best room in the hospital.