medicare
noun, proper name (Medicare)
Everyday
- (a name; US) Medicare is the US government health insurance for people aged 65 and over and some disabled people. tree →
- (a name; Australia) Medicare is Australia's public health system, which pays for doctors and hospital care for citizens and residents. tree →
- (Canada) Medicare is an informal name for Canada's public health insurance. tree →
In the lessons
In social studies and news about health care, taxes and older people. Phrases: «on Medicare», «Medicare card», «covered by Medicare».
Examples
- Grandpa is on Medicare now that he is over 65. tree →
- In Australia, Mum showed her Medicare card at the doctor's. tree →
- Medicare helps pay for hospital visits. tree →
- (Australia) The visit was free with Medicare. tree →
- (US) Medicare is for older Americans. tree →
- In the UK, the NHS does a similar job. tree →
- Medicare is paid for by taxes. tree →
- Canadians call their health system medicare. tree →
Note
Usually capital M. Say «MED-ih-care». Do not confuse with «Medicaid» in the USA, which helps people with low income. Different countries use the name for different systems.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «medicare» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «medicare» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medicare/