The NHS is essentially a system of mutual medical aid with state funding, paid for by income tax – the more you earn, the more you contribute – which means it is firmly rooted in the socialist principle “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”. 2024 June 9, “What is socialism? Just look at the NHS”, in The Guardian:
Thank god for the NHS, because if I had to pay for these sessions myself I wouldnʼt get close to halfway to recovery before bankrupting myself. 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 294:
(US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of National Highway System.