Medicare

noun

Medi·​care ˈme-di-ˌker 

: a government program of medical care especially for the aged

Examples of Medicare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the early termination of eight experimental payment models. —Seth Joseph, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

Certain family members may be eligible for monthly survivor benefit payments and possibly Medicare. —Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025

Entitlement spending includes Medicaid, Medicare, and, of course, Social Security. —Tess Wilkinson-Ryan, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025

Democrats have routinely pointed to a Congressional Budget Office report that said the Energy and Commerce Committee only oversees a total of $581 billion in spending apart from Medicare and Medicaid. —Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

blend of medical and care

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Medicare

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
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• dinnerware
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• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware

Kids Definition

Medicare

noun

Medi·​care ˈmed-i-ˌke(ə)r 

-ˌka(ə)r

: a government program of medical care especially for the aged

Medical Definition

Medicare

noun

Medi·​care ˈmed-i-ˌke(ə)r, -ˌka(ə)r 

: a government program of medical care especially for the elderly

Legal Definition

Medicare

noun

Medi·​care ˈme-di-ˌkar 

: a government program of medical care especially for the aged