Definition of "health care" []

• The prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions. (noun)
• Of or relating to health care: the health care industry. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Some only see their health care provider when they're sick, and those with poor or no health insurance do not go at all, said Roshan Bastani, professor of public health and associate director of cancer prevention and control research at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center."
• "Anthony Keck, South Carolina's Medicaid director, says the state's rates for doctors, hospitals and other health care providers are still higher than the national average."
• "Dr. Marie Savard: To learn how you can become a more powerful consumer in the health care system, go to www.drsavard.com, or call 877-SAVARDS 728-2737."