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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

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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

Medicare Advantage is a program under which the federal government pays private health insurers to operate a parallel program to Medicare.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Under the model, CMS will negotiate drug pricing and coverage terms with manufacturers on behalf of state Medicaid agencies and Medicare Part D plans.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Medicare and Medicaid generally don’t cover the medications for weight loss due to their cost.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

For all those years, as I paid her medical bills, as I filled in her 1040s and helped her with her Medicare paperwork and her will.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King