medical social work

…It is sometimes used as a term with the same meaning as medical welfare work, and sometimes used as a translation of the English term medical social work. The former refers to various measures such as social welfare, social security, and public health implemented in the form of medical insurance, public assistance, and public medical expense payment systems so that people are not unable to receive treatment due to financial reasons such as difficulty in paying for medical expenses or living expenses. …

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "medical social work" are listed below.

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…医療福祉事業と同じ意味のことばとして使われる場合と，英語のmedical social workの訳語として使われる場合とがある。前者は，医療費や生活費に困るというような経済的な理由などのために治療が受けられないことがないように，医療保険や公的扶助，医療費公費負担制度などの形で行われる社会福祉，社会保障，公衆衛生などの諸施策をさす。…

※「medical social work」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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