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Medicare
[ med-i-kair ]
Medicare
/ ˈɛɪˌɛə /
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 .)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Medicare1
Example Sentences
He is the author of “Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide,” alongside Micah Johnson.
Congressional Republicans want to preserve tax cuts for the rich by cutting Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, green energy and much more.
But the scheme essentially meant Australians could present their bright green Medicare member card at a doctor's office or hospital, and Canberra would be sent a bill.
But she described Musk's goal to slash a third of government spending as "ridiculous", since so much of the budget was mandatory, including popular programmes like Social Security and Medicare.
Walgreens sought payment for many of the invalid prescriptions through Medicare and other federal healthcare programs in violation of the False Claims Act, according to the government’s case against the company.
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