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Medicare

[med-i-kair] / ˈmɛd ɪˌkɛər /
NOUN
health insurance
Synonyms
WEAK
Medicaid comprehensive medical insurance group medical insurance health plan major medical managed care
NOUN
socialized medicine
Synonyms
WEAK
Medicaid health insurance sickness insurance state medicine

Example Sentences

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A 2024 study in the journal Health Affairs found that hospital discharges with the highest Medicare severity billing coding rose 41% between 2011 and 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Congress created Medicare Advantage in 1997 with the goal of using market competition to improve care for seniors and restrain spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

They can also reduce Medicare premium surcharges by keeping you in a lower tax bracket.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

There were many factors they needed to consider, including Medicare, which is not available there, and filing taxes as a U.S. citizen.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Some were covered through Medicare, others on and off by spouses, but they all went stretches with no coverage or money for treatment.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot