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MEDICARE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Medicare" is a kind of...):
health care (social insurance for the ill and injured)
Context examples:
The patient will be admitted into a medical center which is eligible to receive funding from Medicaid but not Medicare.
(Nursing Facility Certified Under Medicaid but Not Certified Under Medicare, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The patient will be admitted into a Medicare funded medical center for a considerable length of time.
(Medicare Certified Long Term Care Hospital, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
People who meet certain requirements can qualify for government health insurance, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
(Health Insurance, NIH)
They include the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS).
(Department of Health and Human Services, NCI Dictionary)
In addition to Medicare and Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services oversee the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and other services.
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NCI Thesaurus)
Some people under age 65 can qualify for Medicare, too.
(Medicare, NIH)
You need to sign up as soon as you are eligible for Medicare.
(Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Medicare is the U.S. government's health insurance program for people age 65 or older.
(Medicare, NIH)
Private companies provide Medicare prescription drug coverage.
(Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
The program has four parts: • Part A is hospital insurance • Part B helps pay for medical services that Part A doesn't cover • Part C is called Medicare Advantage. If you have Parts A and B, you can choose this option to receive all of your health care through a provider organization, like an HMO. • Part D is prescription drug coverage. It helps pay for some medicines.
(Medicare, NIH)
