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Health care - The prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical,nursing, and allied health professions.

Health insurance - A form of insurance that pays for medical expenses. It may be provided through a government-sponsored social insurance program, or from private insurance companies.

Government Health Insurance: Government health insurance includes plans funded by governments as the federal, state, or local level. The major categories of government health insurance are Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), military health care, state plans, and the Indian Health Service.

Private Health Insurance: Private health insurance is coverage by a health plan provided through an employer or union or purchased by an individual from a private health insurance company.

Universal health care - Health care coverage which is extended to all eligible residents of a governmental region.


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