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Medicare

[med-i-kair]

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noun

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

Medicare

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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

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

Medicare

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Medicare¹

medi(cal) + care

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Medicare¹

C20: _medi ( _cal ) + _care

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Dear Liz: If someone inherits my retirement account, is there any way they can avoid having their Medicare premiums increased for 1 year?

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It’s not hard to see them resurrecting that playbook if Republicans take a meat-ax to Medicare and millions of Americans lose their healthcare coverage.

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Asked whether Medicare cuts are on the table, Thune replied, “I think anything we can do that’s waste, fraud and abuse are open to discussions.”

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On Thursday, NBC reported that they are now talking about cutting Medicare and saying that Trump has signed on:

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It will also take an axe to hospice, which relies on Medicare reimbursement to function.

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