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

/ ˈmɛdɪˌkɛə /

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

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 .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Medicare¹

medi(cal) + care

Word History and Origins

Origin of Medicare¹

C20: medi ( cal ) + care

Example Sentences

More than $5 trillion goes each year to Social Security, Medicare, federal employee retirement, unemployment compensation and the like.

From Los Angeles Times

Other large mandatory lines of government expenditure include Medicare - a government-funded health insurance program primarily serving Americans aged over 65.

From BBC

A Los Angeles woman and Burbank man have been charged in a Medicare fraud scheme in which federal prosecutors say the duo received millions in fraudulent reimbursements.

From Los Angeles Times

He said hospitals that provide such treatment would be cut off from Medicaid and Medicare funding.

From Los Angeles Times

Project 2025 will be implemented and then we will dismantle the National Weather Service, Medicare, Social Security, women’s rights and a variety of other things most Trump supporters have come to rely upon.

From Salon