medicaid
pronunciation
How to pronounce medicaid in British English:
UK [ˈmedɪkeɪd]
How to pronounce medicaid in American English:
US [ ˈmedɪkeɪd]
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- Noun:
- health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program
Word Origin
- Medicaid
- 1966, U.S. medical assistance program set up by Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1965. See medical + aid (n.).
Example
- 1. Medicaid programs would be required to cover obesity counseling .
- 2. He would gut mr obama 's medicaid provisions , the state exchanges and their accompanying subsidies .
- 3. We have to limit medicare and medicaid .
- 4. Medicaid is america 's single biggest health programme .
- 5. Do you accept medicare or medicaid insurance ?