Svensk definition
Amerikanskt lagstadgat sjukförsäkringsprogram (lag 89-97, 1965) som garanterar personer som fyllt 65 år, och andra med särskilda förmåner, rätt till sjukvård.
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Medicare
Engelsk definition
Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)
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Engelska synonymer
Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18 — Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18 — Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18 — Insurance, Health, for Aged and Disabled