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Glossary on social protection - Third-payer system & Tax concessions

Third-payer system (healthcare)

A healthcare system in which healthcare providers provide medical care to users free of charge although the patient may have to pay a small contribution. Also called direct system.

Tax concessions

Deductions from or offsets against the tax due, in the form, for example, of tax allowances or tax relief for costs incurred.