medicare
part of speech
noun, proper name (Medicare)
meaning for a pupil
1) (a name; US) Medicare is the US government health insurance for people aged 65 and over and some disabled people. tree →
2) (a name; Australia) Medicare is Australia's public health system, which pays for doctors and hospital care for citizens and residents. tree →
3) (Canada) Medicare is an informal name for Canada's public health insurance. tree →
sense 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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «medicare» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.