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health card

British

noun

an identity card required to obtain public health insurance services

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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

In a statement Sunday night, police said they had identified the items as the belongings of both missing men, including a health card and clothes of Bruno Pereira, the Brazilian Indigenous expert.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 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 Cox, Irving E.

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