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Senior Health Glossary Definition (English)
Medicare Defined
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"A federal health insurance program for people 65 years of age or older, and certain disabled people. It is run by the Health Care Financing Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Social Security Administration offices across the country take applications for Medicare and provide general information about the program."
, "Federal health insurance program for persons age 65 and over (and certain disabled persons under age 65). Consists of 2 parts: Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (optional medical insurance which covers physicians' services and outpatient care in part and which requires beneficiaries to pay a monthly premium). (Information about Medicare can be located on our Site Index.)"
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