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Medicare Definition

☆ Medi·care (med′i ker′)

noun

a national health program through which certain medical and hospital expenses of the aged and the needy are paid for from federal, mostly social security, funds

Etymology: medi(cal) + care

Medicare Synonyms

Medicare

n.

health care, socialized medicine, social security, old-age insurance, hospitalization insurance, public health; see also insurance, security 2.