publichealthcoverage

noun
UK /ˌpʌblɪk ˈhɛlθ ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/
US /ˌpʌblɪk ˈhɛlθ ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/

Public health coverage is the health care that a government helps pay for so everyone can see a doctor.

Thanks to public health coverage, the family could visit the clinic without paying a big bill.

SYNONYMS

government health insurancepublic health insurancestate-funded health careuniversal health coveragenational health plan

RELATED WORDS

healthcareinsuranceMedicaidMedicareclinic

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The share of people in a place who are protected by government health programs.

The report showed that public health coverage rose to eighty percent last year.

3. The range of medical services that a public program agrees to pay for.

Dental care is not always part of public health coverage.

4. News reporting about health programs run by the government.

The newspaper's public health coverage explained the new vaccine rules.