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State Medicine

Medical Definition:	A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population.
Guide Notes:	not for med programs of individual states; compulsory system of personal med care under control of a natl govt paying physicians out of public funds; compulsory: do not confuse with NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; specify country, even GREAT BRITAIN despite X r
Also Called:	National Health Service, British

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