Examples of Medicare in a Sentence
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Air traffic control, law enforcement, border protection, power grid maintenance and Social Security and Medicare payments would continue under a shutdown.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
This is not true for our Medicare Advantage HMO, according to my experience.
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Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Mandatory spending cost $3.8 trillion of the $6.1 trillion in total outlays for fiscal year 2023, with more than half for Social Security and Medicare that Trump and Republicans say are largely off limits.
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
What To Know On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is under Health and Human Services, said DOGE was given access to agency systems and technology.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
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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 16 Feb. 2025.
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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