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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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Dunham, who lives in Grand Rapids, Mich., is trying to save money and pay out of pocket for needed tests and doctor visits until she turns 65 and gets Medicare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Medicare, the government insurance program for those 65 and older, does not cover such costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The agency this year launched a pilot program to require prior authorization in traditional Medicare for treatments that are especially vulnerable to fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

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