How to Use Medicare in a Sentence

Medicare

noun

• On top of that, the Medicare tax would rise from 3.8 percent to 5 percent.
  — The Editors, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
• And the fact that now, Medicare is going to be fixing prices for some products.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2023
• For more on Medicare and the age wave: Will Medicare really run out of money in 2031?
  — Eli Joseph, Fortune Well, 5 June 2024
• Such is not the case with, say, Medicare, which is much less likely to deny a claim than private insurance.
  — Matthew Yglesias, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2024
• That's common for people who need help with catheters, wound care, or hospice (the end-of-life service covered by Medicare).
  — Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
• And at what price? The potential Medicare market alone is enormous.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 7 Aug. 2024
• The tax could be lifted if a drugmaker chooses to pull its drug from the Medicare program entirely.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
• As Medicare grapples with whether or not to cover the drugs for people 65 and older, studies of this population may be key.
  — Madison Muller, Fortune Well, 27 Sep. 2023
• Medicaid can also benefit from price cuts reached through the Medicare process.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• That's because a federal law passed in 2003 prohibits Medicare coverage of any weight-loss drug.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
• Gone was the annual cost-of-living adjustment and the health insurance for retirees, many of whom are not old enough to qualify for Medicare.
  — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
• RMDs can often keep people in high tax brackets later in life and can also trigger extra costs for Medicare.
  — Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
• If that fails, the hospital could lose Medicare funding, Prelogar said.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
• Any institutions that do not comply with such rules could lose Medicare funding.
  — TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
• Five arrested over ‘sham hospices’ alleged to bilk Medicare for over $15 million.
  — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
• Reality check: Yes, the drug industry hates that Medicare now negotiates the prices of some drugs.
  — Caitlin Owens, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
• Mammograms are available at no cost to the patient through most private health insurance plans and Medicare, according to the news release.
  — Mira Cheng, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
• For example, Novo Nordisk was granted Medicare coverage after it was approved to be used to reduce the risk of heart attacks.
  — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 6 June 2024
• Those who are Medicare eligible will be able to speak with a variety of health care providers and community resources.
  — Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
• This meant the new statement specified that only Medicaid would be protected while Medicare would not be.
  — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
• Under the old system, the average out-of-pocket cost for people on Medicare was about sixty-three dollars a month; today, it is capped at thirty-five dollars.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
• And that is that Medicare Advantage is neither Medicare nor an advantage.
  — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
• The in-person events double as a mini vendor fair where residents can sign up for Medicare, Medicaid or FoodShare.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
• However, some consumers report that the calls can also be about banking, vacation packages, warranties and Medicare cards, the BBB said.
  — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
• Emergency medical service providers that didn’t submit rates to the state Division of Insurance couldn’t receive more than 325% of the Medicare rate.
  — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
• Over time, this prestige has been reinforced by their higher reimbursement weights in the fee schedule used by Medicare and other payers.
  — Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Matthew Guido, STAT, 22 Apr. 2024
• Not only that, the complaint argues that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services lacked the authority to implement the final rule.
  — Tara Bannow, STAT, 24 May 2024
• The move came after a brutal four session selloff over a drop in Medicare Advantage quality ratings.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
• That's in part because Medicare, which is available to people who are 65 or older, provides enrollees with relatively comprehensive coverage.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
• So far this fiscal year, about 64% of the government's spending has been on Social Security, Medicare, health programs, income security and veterans' benefits and services.
  — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025