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Medicare (United States)
In the United States,
Medicare
is a national
social insurance
program, administered by the
U.S. federal government
since 1966, currently using about 30
private insurance
companies across the United States. Medicare provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older who have worked and paid into the system. It also provides health insurance to younger people with
disabilities
,
end stage renal disease
and
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
.
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