Medicare

[ med-i-kair ]

/ ˈmɛd ɪˌkɛər /

noun

(sometimes lowercase) a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65. Compare Medicaid.

(lowercase) any of various government-funded programs to provide medical care to a population.

Origin of Medicare

medi(cal) + care

Example sentences from the Web for medicare

Social Security and/or Medicare “reform” along Paul Ryan-esque lines.

The GOP Could Make Obama Kill Obamacare |Michael Tomasky |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Medicare, the program for the elderly and disabled, lifted its ban on covering sex reassignment surgery earlier this year.

Obamacare Now Pays for Gender Reassignment |Kaiser Health News |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
That law encourages doctors to opt out of Medicare—shrinking access to care.

How Obamacare Will Screw Black Doctors |Daniela Drake |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Pfizer actively supported the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit which became law in 2003,” the company notes.

Big Pharma Skips to the U.K. to Avoid Taxes |Daniel Gross |May 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Under the new Medicare law, Medicare beneficiaries have all or part of their prescription-drug costs covered by the government.

Big Pharma Skips to the U.K. to Avoid Taxes |Daniel Gross |May 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Medicare that we were unable to pass for so many years is now a part of American life.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various
Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid are commitments of conscience, and so it is our duty to keep them permanently sound.

State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush |George W. Bush
To meet the health care needs of all America's seniors, we double the Medicare budget over the next 10 years.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various
And we must make sure that every senior on Medicare can choose a health care plan that offers prescription drugs.

State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush |George W. Bush
In January of 2006, seniors can get prescription drug coverage under Medicare.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for medicare

Medicare

/ (ˈmɛdɪˌkɛə) /

noun

(in the US) a federally sponsored health insurance programme for persons of 65 or older

(often not capital) (in Canada) a similar programme covering all citizens

(in Australia) a government-controlled general health-insurance scheme

Word Origin for Medicare

C20: medi ( cal) + care

Medical definitions for medicare

Medicare

n.

A program under the US Social Security Administration that reimburses hospitals and physicians for medical care provided to qualifying people over 65 years old.

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Medicare

[ (med-i-kair) ]

A federal program providing medical care for the elderly. Established by a health insurance bill in 1965, as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the Medicare program made a significant step for social welfare legislation and helped establish the growing population of the elderly as a pressure group. (See entitlements.)

Cultural definitions for medicare (2 of 2)

Medicare

A federal health insurance program, administered by the Social Security Administration, that provides health care for the aged.

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