Medicaid
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Medicaid
- /ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪd/
Where it comes from
Blend of medical + aid.
proper noun
- US government system for providing medical assistance to persons unable to afford medical treatments. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has warned Musk that he needs to be "careful" about cutting Medicaid as a "lot of MAGA" uses the health care plan.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: medicare, insurance, assurance, medical, managed healthcare, managed care, medigap, romneycare, motability, medmal, mex., usmj, musd, commonwealth, msha, med school
Talk about this word "Medicaid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/medicaid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Medicaid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/medicaid "Medicaid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/medicaid.Cite this
@misc{medicaid_2026,
title = {Medicaid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/medicaid},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
