From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: WelfareMedicaidMed‧i‧caid /ˈmedɪkeɪd/ noun [uncountable]PEWa system in the US by which the government helps to pay the cost of medicaltreatment for poor people → MedicareExamples from the CorpusMedicaid• We are told that Medicare, SocialSecurity and Medicaid are headed for trouble and that now is the time to act.• The federal government in 1990 mandatedbroaderMedicaidcoverage for pregnant women, infants, and children under six.• Governors tried unsuccessfully last year to persuadeCongress to convertMedicaid into a blockgrant, as Congress did on welfare.• After several years of investigations, the BoysRanch was indicted on criminalMedicaidfraud and grandtheftcharges last April.• The purpose would be to bring in more federal Medicaid money and serve more low-income people.• Many states would contribute a smaller percentage less of their own money to the joint state-federal Medicaidprogram.• Now comes the great Medicaiddebate.• The president kept the Republicans from including Medicaid in the welfare bill.From Longman Business DictionaryMedicaidMed‧i‧caid /ˈmedɪkeɪd/ noun [uncountable]a system in the US by which the government helps to pay the cost of medical treatment for poor peopleThe number of people who qualify for Medicaid has been rising steadily. → compareMedicareOriginMedicaid(1900-2000)medical + aid
