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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For instance, the law is expected to cut federal spending on Medicaid—which provides coverage for roughly 70 million people around the country—by nearly $1 billion, or roughly 14%, over the course of a decade, health policy group KFF has estimated.
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Connor Greene, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
Mamdani, instead, has a federal government controlled by Republicans cutting funding to key social programs such as Medicaid and SNAP and a president often hostile to cities.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The staff allegedly forged fraudulent nursing notes, which Best Care reportedly submitted as proof of care to collect Medicare and Medicaid payments.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Created by Congress in 2014, ABLE accounts allow beneficiaries to save for qualified expenses like education, housing, health care and more without affecting their Medicaid or Social Security income eligibility.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
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Connor Greene, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
Mamdani, instead, has a federal government controlled by Republicans cutting funding to key social programs such as Medicaid and SNAP and a president often hostile to cities.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The staff allegedly forged fraudulent nursing notes, which Best Care reportedly submitted as proof of care to collect Medicare and Medicaid payments.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Created by Congress in 2014, ABLE accounts allow beneficiaries to save for qualified expenses like education, housing, health care and more without affecting their Medicaid or Social Security income eligibility.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Medicaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicaid. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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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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