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Medicaid

[ med-i-keyd ]

noun

(sometimes lowercase)
  1. 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.


Medicaid

/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. a health assistance programme financed by federal, state, and local taxes to help pay hospital and medical costs for persons of low income
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicaid

  1. A state and federally funded program that reimburses healthcare providers for care given to qualifying people who cannot pay for their medical expenses.
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Origin of Medicaid1

C20: medic ( al ) + aid
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The campaign by the newly created Health Justice Action Fund will promote the theme “Medicaid matters to me.”

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Republicans in Congress have instructed the committee that oversees Medicaid to cut $880 billion.

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Alongside the proposed mass cuts to Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for low-income Americans, she said, “I would worry it would do irreparable damage.”

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Despite years-long setbacks on multiple healthcare initiatives and expected Medicaid cuts from the Trump administration, the governor still promises to make generic insulin available for $30.

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Not to mention Trump’s efforts to destroy lots of “mom and apple pie” things like the Department of Education, the Post Office, Social Security, Medicaid, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Constitution.

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