Medicare

Medicare
/med"i kair'/, n.
1. (sometimes l.c.) a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65. Cf. Medicaid.
2. (l.c.) any of various government-funded programs to provide medical care to a population.
[MEDI(CAL) + CARE]

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