Medicare payment
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- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪˌkɛr ˈpeɪmənt/
- US
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pago de Medicare
- Many elderly individuals depend on Medicare payments to cover their medical bills.
- Medicare payments to physicians
- Medicare payments to hospitals
You know, they process our taxes, our tax refunds, they process Social Security payments, Medicare payments, Medicaid payments.
- You know, they process our taxes, our tax refunds, they process Social Security payments, Medicare payments, Medicaid payments.
Examples
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MEDICARE'S PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM began in 1992 with the introduction of the resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS), which attempts to control Medicare payments by compensating physicians based on the resource intensity of their services.
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In particular, the formula Congress uses to determine Medicare payments to doctors is broken.
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Finally, it is possible that lower Medicare payment growth will, itself, encourage lower private payment growth.
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Obama has gone on record as saying he wants to control Medicare payment rates in the future instead of Congress.
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Years ago, Congress created a formula to limit the annual increases in Medicare payments to doctors.
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From 2015, Medicare payments will only be allowed for medical devices whose manufacturers have published their communication protocols.
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The Medicare payment reduction is one of the least known fiscal impacts.
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For years there's been this federal law that requires a cut in Medicare payments to physicians.
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Increase Medicare payments for certain preventive services to 100% of actual charges or fee schedule rates.
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If the effort succeeds, the administration will seek to revamp the entire Medicare payment structure to reward performance.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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Money given for goods, services, or to settle a debt
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A government check that Medicare sends to an older person to pay medical costs
How Much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably derived from combining 'Medicare' (a federal health insurance program) with 'payment' (money given); it simply denotes money paid under the Medicare program. This noun-noun composition follows common English compounding patterns and is conceptually transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Medicare payment is a compound noun that combines Medicare, a government health program for older or disabled people, and payment, meaning money given. It names the money the program gives to 'help pay' a person's medical bills, so the phrase means money paid to cover health care costs.