Medicare may refer to several publicly funded health insurance programs: *

Medicare (Australia) Medicare is the publicly-funded universal health care insurance scheme in Australia, operated by the nation's social security department, Services Australia. Medicare is the principal way Australian citizens and permanent residents access most ...

, the publicly funded universal health care insurance scheme in Australia **

Medicare card (Australia) A Medicare card is a plastic card, the same size as a typical credit card, issued to Australian citizens and permanent residents and their families. The card or the Medicare number is required to be provided to enable the cardholder to receive a r ...

, a single plastic identity card used to identify individuals both inside and outside of the Medicare scheme *

Medicare (Canada) Medicare (french: assurance-maladie) is an unofficial designation used to refer to the publicly funded single-payer healthcare system of Canada. Canada's health care system consists of 13 provincial and territorial health insurance plans, which ...

, an unofficial designation of health care system of Canada *

Medicare (United States) Medicare is a government national health insurance program in the United States, begun in 1965 under the Social Security Administration (SSA) and now administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It primarily provides h ...

, a federal health insurance program in the United States for older people and people with certain disabilities and diseases

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