health tourism

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Noun[edit]

health tourism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of medical tourism
  2. (derogatory) The practice of travelling to a country to take advantage of its state healthcare system.
    • February 4 2017, “Health tourism outrage”, in Daily Mail:
      THE NHS is facing calls to clamp down on the so-called health tourism sham which sees foreigners land in Britain to abuse our free health service and return home leaving UK taxpayers to foot the bill.
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