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health card

British  

noun

  1. an identity card required to obtain public health insurance services

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He also outlined steps to promote agriculture, tourism, a housing finance scheme, a health card program, and small- and medium-sized industries.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2023

Then, over the weekend, the authorities found belongings of the two men, including clothes, a sandal, a bag and a health card.

From New York Times Jun. 13, 2022

“The health card in my pocket is due to him.”

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2022

Currently, foreign residents and visitors can access basic public health care for free by paying a nominal fee for a government health card and employers are not obliged to provide additional private health insurance.

From Reuters Oct. 21, 2021

He made a photo-copy of the health card, pushed it into a pneumatic tube and handed the original to Hunter.

From The Cartels Jungle by Irving E. Cox

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