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Medicare
[ med-i-kair ]
Medicare
/ ˈ³¾É›»åɪˌ°ìɛə /
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
Medicare
1- A federal health insurance program, administered by the Social Security Administration , that provides health care for the aged.
Medicare
2- 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 .)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Medicare1
Example Sentences
Medicare, then a brand-new program, was simply unaffordable.
A large-enough capital gain could affect how much you pay for Medicare.
Non-citizens entering Australia must meet certain health requirements, including not having "unduly increasing costs" for the country's publicly-funded healthcare service Medicare.
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.
“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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