statemedicalhelp

noun
UK /steɪt ˈmɛdɪkəl hɛlp/
US /steɪt ˈmɛdɪkəl hɛlp/

Help with doctors and medicine that the government gives people.

After the storm, many families relied on state medical help to see a doctor.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A government program that pays for medical care for people who cannot afford it.

She applied for state medical help when she lost her job and her insurance.

3. Emergency medical services provided or funded by a state government.

State medical help arrived quickly after the highway accident.

4. Financial assistance from a state to cover hospital bills.

The clinic helped him sign up for state medical help to cover his surgery.