Medicare (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. 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.
  2. any of various government-funded programs to provide medical care to a population.
noun
  1. (in the US) a federally sponsored health insurance programme for persons of 65 or older
  2. (in Canada) a similar programme covering all citizens
  3. (in Australia) a government-controlled general health-insurance scheme
Medicare (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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