medicaid
nounMedicaid is a government program that helps people with little money pay for doctors and medicine.
Her family uses Medicaid to pay for her little brother's checkups at the clinic.
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2. A joint federal and state program in the United States that provides health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities.
Medicaid is funded by both the federal government and individual states.
3. Health coverage that can include long-term care services, such as nursing home care, for people who qualify.
Medicaid helped pay for his grandmother's nursing home stay.
4. A public assistance program whose rules and eligibility can differ from state to state.
Whether you qualify for Medicaid depends on the state you live in.