health tourism

English

Noun

health tourism (uncountable)

1. Synonym of medical tourism
2. (derogatory) The practice of travelling to a country to take advantage of its state healthcare system.
   • February 4 2017, “Health tourism outrage”, in Daily Mail:

     THE NHS is facing calls to clamp down on the so-called health tourism sham which sees foreigners land in Britain to abuse our free health service and return home leaving UK taxpayers to foot the bill.