socialized medicine

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But Costa Ricans, who have socialized medicine, are on average longer-lived and healthier than Americans, according to a recent report in the New Yorker.

From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2021

The flu epidemic of 1918-1919, which is believed to have killed at least 50 million people, didn't fundamentally change everyday life, aside from giving a boost to both alternative and socialized medicine.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2020

Recommend ReportPermalinkreply New Conservative in reply to ashbird Apr 30th 2013 21:54 GMT Anyway, I live in Taiwan, and I'm getting my graduate degree here specifically because of the socialized medicine.

From Economist • Apr. 30, 2013

It’s surely the case that Danes and Americans have different preferences—Danes love herring, rye bread, and socialized medicine in a way that many Americans find puzzling.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2012

But I loved Canada as a whole — President’s Choice cola, The Kids in the Hall, socialized medicine, bilingual political debates — for being everything the U.S. was not.

From Time • Dec. 14, 2011