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
Recent Examples on the Web
Since the mandate ended last April, Florida and states around the country have been reassessing whether patients on Medicaid were still eligible.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The new rule brings sweeping changes to a bevy of Medicaid programs throughout the country, including fee-for-service and managed care delivery systems.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 3 May 2024
Meanwhile, some states, including New York and California, are earmarking billions of Medicaid dollars to improve their members' social situations, from removing mold in apartments to delivering meals and paying people's rent.
—Leslie Walker, NPR, 3 May 2024
The move took longer than promised to finalize and fell short of Democratic President Joe Biden’s initial proposal to allow those migrants to sign up for Medicaid, the health insurance program that provides nearly free coverage for the nation’s poorest people.
—Amanda Seitz, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Failure to renew the taxes called the Federal Reimbursement Allowance or FRA, would result in a loss of billions in state and federal Medicaid funds.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
In addition to Kansas and Wyoming, Wisconsin did not expand Medicaid.
—New York Times, 2 May 2024
And in 10 mostly Southern states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, maternal deaths are worse, Blount said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been both criticized—for its requirements for covering a new Alzheimer’s drug—and lauded—for lowering drug prices—in the past year.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The new rule brings sweeping changes to a bevy of Medicaid programs throughout the country, including fee-for-service and managed care delivery systems.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 3 May 2024
Meanwhile, some states, including New York and California, are earmarking billions of Medicaid dollars to improve their members' social situations, from removing mold in apartments to delivering meals and paying people's rent.
—Leslie Walker, NPR, 3 May 2024
The move took longer than promised to finalize and fell short of Democratic President Joe Biden’s initial proposal to allow those migrants to sign up for Medicaid, the health insurance program that provides nearly free coverage for the nation’s poorest people.
—Amanda Seitz, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Failure to renew the taxes called the Federal Reimbursement Allowance or FRA, would result in a loss of billions in state and federal Medicaid funds.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
In addition to Kansas and Wyoming, Wisconsin did not expand Medicaid.
—New York Times, 2 May 2024
And in 10 mostly Southern states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, maternal deaths are worse, Blount said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been both criticized—for its requirements for covering a new Alzheimer’s drug—and lauded—for lowering drug prices—in the past year.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
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“Medicaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicaid. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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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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