Meanings
nounhealth fund (plural health funds)
plural health funds
- A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.
Origin
- GermanKrankenkasse
- Englishhealth fund
Calque of German Krankenkasse, from kranken (“sick, unwell”) + Kasse (“fund”).
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch ziekenfonds
- ziekenfondsA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
French caisse de maladie, caisse maladie
- caisse de maladieA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
- caisse maladieA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
German Krankenkasse
- KrankenkasseA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
Hungarian egészségbiztosítási pénztár, betegbiztosító
- egészségbiztosítási pénztárA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
- betegbiztosítóA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
- betegbiztosító pénztárA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
- betegbiztosítási pénztárA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
Polish fundusz zdrowia
- fundusz zdrowiaA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
Portuguese caixa da saúde
- caixa da saúdeA not-for-profit or a public health insurance company
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APA
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“health fund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/health%20fund. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “health fund,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/health%20fund.
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