Case histories – The Hindu (Feb 17 2018)

Case histories – The Hindu (Feb 17 2018)

The government’s intention to launch the world’s largest health insurance programme, the National Health Protection Scheme, raises an important issue. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. band-aid solution (phrase) – temporary solution.
2. shambles (noun) – complete mess, disorder/disarray, disorganization.
3. out-of-pocket (adjective) – (of an expense) payments made directly than put on account.
4. elusive (adjective) – difficult to find; slippery.
5. heed (noun) – attention, notice, consideration/care.
6. over-reliance (adjective) – excessive dependency.
7. water down (phrasal verb) – moderate, mitigate, tone down.
8. fallout (noun) – adverse results; repercussions, after-effects.
9. hysterectomy (noun) – A surgical operation to remove a woman’s uterus.
10. a quick buck (phrase) – easily & quickly earned money.
11. perverse (adjective) – awkward, contrary; illogical, irrational.
12. sabotage (verb) – damage, spoil, impair/undermine.
13. empanelled hospitals (noun) – a particular health insurance policy provider’s network hospitals which provide cashless and hassle free hospitalization benefits to the policy holder.
14. quintile (noun) – any one group of the five equal group proportions used in statistics; In statistics, a quantile for the case where the sample or population is divided into fifths (five equal groups/classes) based on the distribution of values of a particular variable.
15. panacea (noun) – remedy, cure, antidote/solution.
16. woe (noun) – trouble, difficulty, problem.
17. ambitious (adjective) – aspiring, determined, purposeful.

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