Examples of Medicare in a Sentence
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There would be $3.3 trillion in spending reductions in the Health and Human Services Department, in large part through how Medicaid and Medicare funds are distributed.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
On Medicare, Trump released four successive annual budgets that proposed cutting Medicare.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Oz is an enthusiastic proponent of Medicare Advantage.
—Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would oversee a sprawling 80,000 employee agency that includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration and the Indian Health Service.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
blend of medical and care
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above
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“Medicare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicare. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
Medicare
noun
Medi·care
ˈmed-i-ˌke(ə)r
-ˌka(ə)r
: a government program of medical care especially for the aged
Medical Definition
Medicare
noun
Medi·care
ˈmed-i-ˌke(ə)r, -ˌka(ə)r
: a government program of medical care especially for the elderly
Legal Definition
Medicare
noun
Medi·care
ˈme-di-ˌkar
: a government program of medical care especially for the aged
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