Medicare
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Medicare may refer to any of several publicly funded health insurance programs:
- Medicare (Australia)Medicare (Australia)Medicare is Australia's publicly funded universal health care system, operated by the government authority Medicare Australia. Medicare is intended to provide affordable treatment by doctors and in public hospitals for all resident citizens and permanent residents except for those on Norfolk Island...
- Medicare (Canada)Medicare (Canada)Medicare is the unofficial name for Canada's publicly funded universal health insurance system. The formal terminology for the insurance system is provided by the Canada Health Act and the health insurance legislation of the individual provinces and territories.Under the terms of the Canada Health...
- Medicare (United States)Medicare (United States)Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...
See also
- MedicaidMedicaidMedicaid is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. People served by Medicaid are U.S. citizens or legal permanent...
- Medicare AustraliaMedicare AustraliaMedicare Australia is an agency of the Australian Government that administers health-related programs including Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme , and others. It is a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and a statutory agency within the...
- Medicare ResourcesMedicare ResourcesMedicare Resources is a Hong Kong-based non-government organization which is dedicated to serve the needy in China. The organization was registered in Hong Kong in March 1997, and formally established in July 1997. It set up the Loving Heart Clinic in Wuhan as a base...
- China - Medicare Rights CenterMedicare Rights CenterThe Medicare Rights Center is a national, 501 nonprofit consumer service organization with offices in New York City and Washington, DC...
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