healthcare budget

Medical spending allocation

A healthcare budget is the amount of money allocated for medical services, facilities, and programs over a specific period.

Governments set national healthcare budgets; hospitals and insurers manage their own.

The term often appears in policy debates: The proposed healthcare budget cuts would affect millions.

They're trying to stretch the healthcare budget to cover more patients.

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government spending priorities

healthcare budgetdefense spending

Government outlay for armed forces

military budget · defense budget · war budget · war spending · corporate subsidies

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healthcare budgethealthcare cuts

Decreased medical funding

austerity measures · budget cuts · healthcare privatization · spending freeze

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