State Medicine
| Definition: |
A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population. |
| Notes: |
not for med programs of individual states; compulsory system of personal med care under control of a natl govt paying physicians out of public funds; compulsory: do not confuse with NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; specify country, even GREAT BRITAIN despite X r |
| Also Called: |
National Health Service, British |
State Medicine Definitions and Terms
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