Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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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- proper noun US The system of government subsidies for
health care for theelderly anddisabled . - proper noun Canada Alternative spelling of
medicare .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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MEDICARE PROGRAM, about Medicare fraud and senior Medicare Patrol program. 9: 30 a.m.,
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ORIGINAL MEDICARE AND MEDIGAP About three-quarters of Medicare's 44 million beneficiaries are enrolled in what is now known as "original" Medicare.
Medicare Moves 2008
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Nursing Homes (medicare. gov/nhcompare): Provides detailed information on the past performance of every Medicare - and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country.
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PROVIDING VULNERABLE, DISPLACED WORKERS OVER 55 ACCESS TO MEDICARE by offering those who have involuntarily lost their jobs and their health care coverage a similar Medicare buy-in option.
Medicare Fact Sheet ITY National Archives 1998
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MEDICARE DATA: HealthGrades used a Medicare database to rate nearly
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MEDICARE COVERAGE According to a 2009 Prudential survey, 37 percent of people think that Medicare will cover their long-term care costs.
NYT > Home Page By RON LIEBER 2010
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MEDICARE SCARE TACTICS: Republican candidates routinely and cynically charge that the reform law will "cut" $500 billion from Medicare - leaving the clear implication that benefits will be reduced.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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MEDICARE SCARE TACTICS: Republican candidates routinely and cynically charge that the reform law will "cut" $500 billion from Medicare - leaving the clear implication that benefits will be reduced.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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Medicare Beneficiaries also can go to www. medicare.gov to review their options or contact their current Medicare provider with their questions.
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My husband and I, both on medicare, pay, together, over $5,000 a year for supplemental insurance and the Medicare monthly fees.
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