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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Nearly 75% of these losses come from five programs: Medicare, Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit, SNAP, and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.
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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
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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
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“Medicaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicaid. Accessed 5 May. 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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