the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A program controlled by the United States government to provide health care for the needy. It is funded by contributions from the salaries of workers, and is therefore a form of health insurance.
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n. health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program
Word Usage
"Social Security and medicare/medicaid is going broke."