Medicare

noun

Medi·​care ˈme-di-ˌker 

: a government program of medical care especially for the aged

Examples of Medicare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Caldwell had previously been barred from participating in Medicare, Medicaid and all federal health care programs for 10 years, according to the DCJ. —Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024

The payroll tax funds Medicare and Social Security. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024

Shifting retirees from Medigap to Medicare Advantage would not save the taxpayers $600 million per year. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024

In a study published earlier this year in the journal Health Affairs, researchers looked at about 10 years’ worth of Medicare Part D plan data and found that insurers increasingly imposed restrictions on patient access to medications. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

blend of medical and care

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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