Medicare

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The government is still basing how much it spends on each condition on 2018 to 2019 spending numbers for traditional Medicare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the agency routinely monitors for abnormal billing patterns and complaints to identify fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Remember that Medicare does not cover long-term care.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

In fact, the asset-management firm estimates that a 65-year-old retiring in 2025 will need $172,500 for medical expenses throughout retirement, even with Medicare.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

All but one of the others are female, with an average age I would guess in the late twenties, though the range seems to go from prom-fresh to well into the Medicare years.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich