medicare

UK /ˈmɛdɪˌkɛə/ US /ˈmɛdɪˌkɛɚ/

name 3noun 1

Definitions

noun

The Canadian public health insurance system.

He said, for him, the Liberals defined Canada by championing medicare and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and by addressing such issues as same-sex marriage.

name

The system of government subsidies for health care for the elderly and disabled.

My mom started getting Medicare last week.

One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.

The publicly funded universal health care system, operated by the government authority Medicare Australia.

Medicare benefits are available to all persons ordinarily resident in Australia with the exception of members of foreign diplomatic missions and their dependants.

All Australians are covered by Medicare, which is a universal insurance system controlled by the Australian Government through Commonwealth–State Health Care Agreements.

Alternative letter-case form of medicare.

Collocations

ADJ.

available, colossal, last, social

My grandmother's last medicare plan covered most of her prescription medications.

VERB + MEDICARE

accept, beat, championing, don't, getting, rely, started

Many older adults rely on Medicare to cover their essential healthcare expenses.

MEDICARE + NOUN

charter, week, year

My grandfather enrolled in Medicare last year and finally got the dental coverage he needed.

PREP.

My parents rely on Medicare to help pay for their doctor visits and prescriptions.

ADV.

finally

My grandmother finally qualified for Medicare when she turned sixty-five last year.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He said, for him, the Liberals defined Canada by championing medicare and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and by addressing such issues as same-sex marriage.

Wiktionary

My mom started getting Medicare last week.

Wiktionary

Medicare benefits are available to all persons ordinarily resident in Australia with the exception of members of foreign diplomatic missions and their dependants.

Wiktionary

Nearly 50 million older Americans and Americans with disabilities rely on Medicare each year.

Tatoeba · #3651305

Many doctors don't accept Medicare.

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Usage Notes

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