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There also is an option called the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, or MPPP, for people who enroll in any Medicare prescription drug plan, including Part D plans and Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
The vice president aims to increase the child tax credit, offer down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers, raise the tax deduction for small business and increase the Medicare tax for those earning more than $400,000.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
One reason for that lack of progress has been grappling with how to persuade long-time recipients of government spending, from Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries to defense contractors, to accept changes.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
According to the Treasury Department the top five expenditures during the most recent fiscal year were: Social Security at $1.46 trillion; health at $912 billion; net interest on the debt at $882 billion; Medicare at $874 billion; and the national defense also at $874 billion.
—Mike Patton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
The vice president aims to increase the child tax credit, offer down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers, raise the tax deduction for small business and increase the Medicare tax for those earning more than $400,000.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
One reason for that lack of progress has been grappling with how to persuade long-time recipients of government spending, from Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries to defense contractors, to accept changes.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
According to the Treasury Department the top five expenditures during the most recent fiscal year were: Social Security at $1.46 trillion; health at $912 billion; net interest on the debt at $882 billion; Medicare at $874 billion; and the national defense also at $874 billion.
—Mike Patton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Medicare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicare. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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
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