Medicaid

noun

Med·​ic·​aid ˈme-di-ˌkād How to pronounce Medicaid (audio)
: 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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Nearly 75% of these losses come from five programs: Medicare, Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit, SNAP, and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Richard Stern and Katherine Miller/ The Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025 Enrollment in Medicaid has increased to 44% of the population and ballooning healthcare spending to 40% of the state budget, according to the Pelican Institute. Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025 Lawlor has held the position as chief of operations for the Division of Criminal Justice since 2018 and supervised prosecutors involved in appeals, cases involving multiple jurisdictions, civil litigation, housing complaints, Medicaid fraud and other matters. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025 Medi-Cal, the name of the state’s Medicaid program, has become controversial as the state looks to expand coverage and make its own version of universal health care. Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Medicaid

Word History

Etymology

medical aid

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Medicaid was in 1966

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“Medicaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicaid. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

Medicaid

noun
Med·​ic·​aid ˈmed-i-ˌkād How to pronounce Medicaid (audio)
: 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 How to pronounce Medicaid (audio)
: 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 How to pronounce Medicaid (audio)
: 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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