Difference between healthcare and health insurance?

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Hoony Ready
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Difference between healthcare and health insurance?

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Hi there,

I would like to know that what is the difference between healthcare and health insurance? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks a lot

Hoony Ready
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I suppose we could say we dealt with this four weeks ago in http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/healt ... ealth.html or I could ask you what your own opinion is.

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Difference between healthcare and health insurance?

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Hoony Ready;1361022 wrote: Hi there,

I would like to know that what is the difference between healthcare and health insurance? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks a lot

Hoony Ready


Health care can be provided by an individual or a institution like a hospital/nursing home etc. whereas health insurance is the financial vehicle be it private or government that facilitates that care.
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