health fund

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of German Krankenkasse, from kranken (sick, unwell) + Kasse (fund).

Noun[edit]

health fund (plural health funds)

  1. A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.

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