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Definition of Medicare
1. Noun. Health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over.
Generic synonyms: Health Care
Definition of Medicare
1. a type of governmental health program [n -S]
Medical Definition of Medicare
1. The United States government's health insurance program for the aged and some disabled persons. Medicare is currently available to people 65 and older and people with certain disabilities. See: medicare a and medicare b. (12 Dec 1998)