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Intro to Political Science

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Medicare is a federal health insurance program in the United States that primarily covers people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and individuals with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). It is an example of social insurance policy implemented as part of contemporary democratic liberalism, aiming to provide healthcare security to specific segments of the population.

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