In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that helps to pay medical costs for people.
For her medical care, the family was forced to turn to Medicaid.
Some doctors won't accept Medicaid patients.
Medicaid in British English
(ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪd)
noun
US
a health assistance programme financed by federal, state, and local taxes to help pay hospital and medical costs for persons of low income
Word origin
C20: medic(al) + aid
Medicaid in American English
(ˈmedɪˌkeid)
noun
(sometimes lc)
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
Compare Medicare
Word origin
[medic(al) + aid]
Medicaid in Insurance
(mɛdɪkeɪd)
noun
(Insurance: Medical insurance)
Medicaid is a medical benefits program in the U.S. administered by states and subsidized by the federal government.
In the United States, Medicaid provides some of the benefits of long-term care insurance.
Medicaid provides public assistance to persons whose income and resources are insufficientto pay for health care.
Medicaid is a medical benefits program in the U.S. administered by states and subsidized bythe federal government.
Examples of 'Medicaid' in a sentence
Medicaid
Medicare, or Medicaid, or some insurance claim if they had insurance.