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Medicaid

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Med·i·caid or med·i·caid (md-kd)
n.
A program in the United States, jointly funded by the states and the federal government, that reimburses hospitals and physicians for providing care to qualifying people who cannot finance their own medical expenses.

Medicaid
[med′ikād]
a U.S. federally funded state-operated program of medical assistance to people with low incomes, authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act. Under broad federal guidelines, the individual states determine benefits, eligibility, rates of payment, and methods of administration.

Medicaid,
n.pr a federal assistance program established as Title XIX under the Social Security Amendments, which provides payment for medical care for certain low-income individuals and families. The program is funded jointly by the state and federal governments and administered by the states.

Medicaid
Medical practice A federally-funded, state-operated and administered program authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1965, which provides medical assistance to low-income groups–eg, elderly, blind, disabled, single-parent families, unemployed under age 65. See HMO.


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