Medicaid

[ med-i-keyd ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. a U.S. government program, financed by federal, state, and local funds, of hospitalization and medical insurance for persons of all ages within certain income limits.

Medicaid

/ ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪd /

noun

1. a health assistance programme financed by federal, state, and local taxes to help pay hospital and medical costs for persons of low income

Medicaid

1. A state and federally funded program that reimburses healthcare providers for care given to qualifying people who cannot pay for their medical expenses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Medicaid¹

medic(al) + aid

Word History and Origins

Origin of Medicaid¹

C20: medic ( al ) + aid

Example Sentences

For people who rely solely on Medicare or Medicaid, or don’t even have health insurance, these are the only places where they can afford to see a doctor.

From MIT Technology Review

Among those suggestions was making Housing Choice Vouchers an entitlement benefit, akin to Medicaid and Social Security.

From Time

In fact, in a 2019 article I co-authored with then-University of Pennsylvania researcher Kalind Parish, we found that poorer residents in states where Medicaid had been expanded were notably more supportive of the ACA after its implementation.

From FiveThirtyEight

Republicans control the governments in most states that have not expanded Medicaid, and even the three states with Democratic governors have to contend with Republican-led legislatures.

From Time

He pointed out that the state’s 2018 expansion of Medicaid coverage help more Virginians be able to afford health care prior to the pandemic.

From Washington Blade

Now that I am free, I have Medicaid and doctors no longer assume I am malingering.

From The Daily Beast

Medicaid is required to cover people in skilled nursing facilities, that is, institutions.

From The Daily Beast

More importantly, Medicaid served as a secondary insurance to his primary insurance.

From The Daily Beast

However, since he was living at home, our income and assets disqualified him from SSI and Medicaid.

From The Daily Beast

As of 2012, there are over 523,000 people across the country on Medicaid waiver lists; over 309,000 of those people have I/DD.

From The Daily Beast

Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid are commitments of conscience, and so it is our duty to keep them permanently sound.

From Project Gutenberg

But we must not abandon our fundamental obligations to the people who need Medicare and Medicaid.

From Project Gutenberg

This plan will balance the budget and invest in our people while protecting Medicare, Medicaid, education and the environment.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• Medicare