health fund

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health fund

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

noun 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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noun A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company

Portuguêscaixa da saúde
Françaiscaisse de maladie, caisse maladie
DeutschKrankenkasse

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@misc{health_fund_2026,
  title = {health fund},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/health%20fund},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}