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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

/ 藞尘蓻诲瑟藢办蓻蓹 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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 .)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Medicare1

C20: medi ( cal ) + care
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Congressional Republicans want to preserve tax cuts for the rich by cutting Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, green energy and much more.

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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.

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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.

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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鈥檚 case against the company.

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Even worse, by adding to deficits the House Republican budget would increase pressure to enact further cuts whether it be to the same economic security programs it's slashing or Medicare and Social Security.

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