Canadian healthcare
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- noun
- Canadian
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sistema de salud canadiense
- Residents in Canada often discuss improvements needed in the Canadian healthcare system to enhance service delivery.
- Canadian healthcare system
Examples
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The foregoing section provided an overview of the Canadian healthcare system and the fiscal mechanisms used for funding.
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One model that attracted attention was the Canadian healthcare system.
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Canadian healthcare is free, huh?
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What would have happened to Bill Clinton if he had been relying on the Canadian healthcare system?
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What would have happened to Bill Clinton if he had been relying on the Canadian healthcare system for the past 15 years?
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I'm not defending Canada's health care system, just saying that was not in itself the major delay in her treatment, so this story is not necessarily the best to use for an indictment of the Canadian healthcare system.
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With this structure in mind, it is interesting to review the delivery of services in Canada vis-à-vis healthcare delivery in the U.S. Canadian healthcare delivery issues.
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As the federal government grapples to control open-ended entitlements, Medicare and Medicaid, and as the private and public sectors continue to wrestle with the costs of healthcare coverage and delivery, it is useful to review the Canadian healthcare system.
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The Canadian healthcare system provides universal coverage for all residents, ensuring that everyone has access to medical services.
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Many Canadians appreciate that Canadian healthcare allows them to visit a doctor without worrying about the cost.
Synonyms
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Services that help people stay well or get better
How Universal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of the adjective 'Canadian' and the noun 'healthcare', so an English learner who knows both words will understand it refers to healthcare in Canada. The specific policy detail (publicly funded, universal coverage) is background knowledge beyond morphological composition, but the core meaning is transparently derived from the constituents.
Etymology
Canadian healthcare comes from the idea that Canadian (the country) pays for people's healthcare (medical care) so everyone can use it. So today Canadian healthcare means a public system where the government pays for hospitals and doctors and people do not pay when they get care.