Medicare: Meaning and Definition of

Med•i•care

Pronunciation: (med'i-kâr"), [key]
— 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.
  2. (l.c.) any of various government-funded programs to provide medical care to a population.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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