German word

Gesundheitsreform

Pronunciation

IPA/gəˈzunthaɪ̯t͡sʁeˌfɔʁm/

Meaning

  • feminine nounhealthcare reform

Example

Die Folgen der Gesundheitsreform sind schwerwiegend.

The consequences of the healthcare reform are serious.

Illustration for Gesundheitsreform (healthcare reform)

More examples

Die Regierung plant die Einführung der Gesundheitsreform im nächsten Jahr.

The government is planning to introduce healthcare reform next year.

Core concept

A health system with its rules, funding, and access being redesigned.

Common phrases

  • Einführung der Gesundheitsreform

    introduction of healthcare reform

  • Debatte um die Gesundheitsreform

    debate on healthcare reform

  • Kosten der Gesundheitsreform

    costs of healthcare reform

Similar words

Zugang: The extent to which people can obtain needed healthcare services.
Finanzierung: The ways healthcare costs are covered and funds are raised.
Leistungen: The treatments and services covered by insurers or healthcare providers.
Gesundheitssystem: The overall structure through which healthcare and long-term care are provided.

Definition in German

Gesundheitsreform bezeichnet geplante oder durchgeführte Änderungen im System der Gesundheitsversorgung, etwa Gesetze, Finanzierung oder Versicherungsstrukturen.

Word origin

Gesundheitsreform combines German Gesundheit, meaning health, with Reform, a borrowing from Latin reformare, meaning to reshape or restore.

Usage tips

  • Gesundheitsreform is a feminine noun, so its definite article is die and its plural is Gesundheitsreformen.

Other meanings

  • health system reformnoun

Opposites

  • Reformstoppreform haltnoun
  • Status quostatus quonoun

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