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Services provided to individuals or communities by agents of the health services or professions to promote, maintain, monitor, or restore health. Health care is not limited to medical care, which implies therapeutic action by or under the supervision of a physician. The term is sometimes extended to include self-care.
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Canada has a publically-financed, privately-delivered health care system. The system provides access to universal, comprehensive coverage for medically necessary hospital, inpatient and outpatient physician services. Provincial and territorial governments are responsible for the delivery of Canada's health care and hospital services; the federal government shares in the cost of these services. The voluntary sector plays a vital role in the health care system. ...
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Refers specifically to the treatment of illness or injury to the body or mind in order to restore good health or mitigate the effects of chronic disease or disability.(43)
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| Health Care Financing Administration |
The federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health Insurance Programs, which provide health insurance for more than 74 million Americans.
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| health care gap |
A disparity between health care needs and health care services, esp. as it applies to the medically indigent.
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