Medicare

noun

Medi·​care ˈme-di-ˌker How to pronounce Medicare (audio)
: a government program of medical care especially for the aged

Examples of Medicare in a Sentence

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The study uses data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as well as the nonprofit health research group KFF and public policy foundations. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025 Another ratings system out of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issues one to five stars to hospitals based on quality. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025 Earlier in the morning at Rouge Park, the Detroit family of Brooke Kimbrough, 28, and Gregory Frazier, 29, and their almost 5-month-old, Sage, were among those who looked on as health care workers, a Medicaid and Medicare recipient, politicians and political candidates spoke out. Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 28 July 2025 Loss Of Safety Nets The 2025 bill plans to either entirely defund or create gaping inefficiencies in certain social safety nets, including Planned Parenthood, Medicare, Medicaid, public schools, and food assistance programs for those in poverty. Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Medicare

Word History

Etymology

blend of medical and care

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Medicare was in 1953

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“Medicare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicare. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

Medicare

noun
Medi·​care ˈmed-i-ˌke(ə)r How to pronounce Medicare (audio)
-ˌka(ə)r
: a government program of medical care especially for the aged

Medical Definition

Medicare

noun
: a government program of medical care especially for the elderly

Legal Definition

Medicare

noun
Medi·​care ˈme-di-ˌkar How to pronounce Medicare (audio)
: a government program of medical care especially for the aged

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