socialized medicine

American  

noun

1. any of various systems to provide the entire population with complete medical care through government subsidization and regularization of medical and health services.

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Etymology

Origin of socialized medicine

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

“Don’t simply cave under the pressure of Democrats and their allies in the media who are pushing for the expansion of Obamacare, welfare and socialized medicine,” Mr. Reeves said in his annual State of the State address in January.

From New York Times

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

Whenever patients and their advocates have called for healthcare price caps in the past, the various corporate players — doctors, hospitals, drugmakers, insurers — clutched their pearls and swooned over the prospect of “socialized medicine.”

From Los Angeles Times

Reagan’s AMA patrons were only sticking to a successful script — their cry of “socialized medicine” had helped them defeat an effort by Harry Truman to enact a public healthcare plan in 1945.

From Los Angeles Times

Clyburn has been vocally in tune with his benefactors, warning against Medicare for All and "socialized medicine."

From Salon