Medicaid
noun
Med·ic·aid
ˈme-di-ˌkād 
: a program of medical aid designed for those unable to afford regular medical service and financed by the state and federal governments
Examples of Medicaid in a Sentence
patients who are eligible for Medicaid
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Republicans have been unable to include language to address the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits or reforms to Medicaid.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
High levels of improper payments made across Medicaid services, which some conservative groups and lawmakers say demonstrate a need to shake up the system and improve efficiency, has become a hot topic.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
But if those recommendations are narrower than the medical consensus, insurers, especially government ones, could narrow their coverage to match, and the 37 million kids covered by Medicaid and CHIP could find the preventative shots are no longer free.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
High levels of improper payments made across Medicaid services, which some conservative groups and lawmakers say demonstrate a need to shake up the system and improve efficiency, has become a hot topic.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
But if those recommendations are narrower than the medical consensus, insurers, especially government ones, could narrow their coverage to match, and the 37 million kids covered by Medicaid and CHIP could find the preventative shots are no longer free.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Medicaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicaid. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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Medicaid
noun
Med·ic·aid
ˈmed-i-ˌkād
: a program of medical aid designed for those unable to afford regular medical service and paid for by the state and federal governments
Medical Definition
Medicaid
noun
Med·ic·aid
ˈmed-i-ˌkād
: a program of medical aid designed for those unable to afford regular medical service and financed jointly by the state and federal governments
Legal Definition
Medicaid
noun
Med·ic·aid
ˈme-di-ˌkād
: a program of medical aid designed for those unable to afford regular medical care and financed by the state and federal governments
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