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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Right now, Trump and Congress could whack Medicaid and give Newsom a solid rationale for cutting way back on health care for undocumented Californians.
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
State spending, driven primarily by mandatory Medicaid costs for the lowest-income Coloradans, had been outpacing caps set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Kentucky’s legislature has overridden Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that allows conversion therapy to resume in the state and that bans Medicaid funds from being used for gender-affirming care, including for adults.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
Khanna further warned against the Trump administration’s efforts to cut Medicaid and Social Security.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
State spending, driven primarily by mandatory Medicaid costs for the lowest-income Coloradans, had been outpacing caps set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Kentucky’s legislature has overridden Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that allows conversion therapy to resume in the state and that bans Medicaid funds from being used for gender-affirming care, including for adults.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
Khanna further warned against the Trump administration’s efforts to cut Medicaid and Social Security.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Medicaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicaid. Accessed 10 Apr. 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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