Meaning & use
Medicare
A government health insurance program, most notably the U.S. program for people aged sixty-five and older and certain younger people with disabilities.
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He became eligible for Medicare on his sixty-fifth birthday and enrolled the same week.
The clinic accepts Medicare, so patients over sixty-five pay only a small co-payment.
A note on using this word
Several countries, including Australia and Canada, also run public health programs called Medicare, so context matters.
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