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Medicare

[ med-i-kair ]

noun

  1. (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.
  2. (lowercase) any of various government-funded programs to provide medical care to a population.


Medicare

/ ˈ³¾É›»åɪˌ°ìɛə /

noun

  1. (in the US) a federally sponsored health insurance programme for persons of 65 or older
  2. often not capital (in Canada) a similar programme covering all citizens
  3. (in Australia) a government-controlled general health-insurance scheme
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Medicare

1
  1. A federal health insurance program, administered by the Social Security Administration , that provides health care for the aged.

Medicare

2
  1. 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 .)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Medicare1

C20: medi ( cal ) + care
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Medicare, then a brand-new program, was simply unaffordable.

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A large-enough capital gain could affect how much you pay for Medicare.

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Non-citizens entering Australia must meet certain health requirements, including not having "unduly increasing costs" for the country's publicly-funded healthcare service Medicare.

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Without social security, Medicaid, Medicare, labor protections, or workplace safety regulations, employers gain leverage over workers who face little choice but to accept dangerous, degrading work.

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“They're saying that they're saving us money by doing these cuts, but there are very few things that are as cost-effective as Medicare and Medicaid,†Marino said.

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