Medicaidn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛdᵻkeɪd/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: medical adj., aid n.

Etymology: < medic- (in medical adj.) + aid n. Compare earlier Medicare n.

A scheme providing state and federal funds for the use of persons requiring assistance with medical expenses, established in the United States in 1965. Frequently attributive. Cf. Medicare n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical services and administration > [noun] > health service

health service1935

National Health Service1946

NHS1948

national health1952

Medicare1953

Medicaid1966

Medibank1974

1966 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 11 May (Local News section) (headline) Plan ‘Ruckus’ on ‘Medicaid’ In Cortland.

1967 Economist 2 Dec. 960/2 The states have until 1970 to set up their Medicaid schemes, but 33 have already done so, attracted by the generous federal contribution.

1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 Jan. 1/7 Nearly $1 billion in medicaid payments ‘went down the drain’ in New York City through medical malpractice.

1992 Washington Post 26 June a22/1 The great budget-busters among the entitlements are the health care programs, Medicare for the elderly and disabled, Medicaid for the poor.

Compounds

Medicaid mill n. U.S. colloquial a private clinic where doctors offer treatment to Medicaid patients, characterized by perfunctory care, a rapid turnover of clients, and often by unscrupulous billing of the state for unnecessary or non-existent services.

ΚΠ

1973 N.Y. Times 24 Sept. 22/3 The..Center is one of about 20 clinics examining the women on welfare... In the past the center has had some trouble over its status as a ‘Medicaid mill’.

1998 N.Y. Times 12 July wk2/2 The abandoned elderly have no choice but to return to a more costly fee-for-service medicine, and the poor to ‘Medicaid mills’ that provide inferior care.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	medicaid
释义	Medicaidn. Brit. /ˈmɛdᵻkeɪd/, U.S. /ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: medical adj., aid n. Etymology: < medic- (in medical adj.) + aid n. Compare earlier Medicare n. A scheme providing state and federal funds for the use of persons requiring assistance with medical expenses, established in the United States in 1965. Frequently attributive. Cf. Medicare n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical services and administration > [noun] > health service health service1935 National Health Service1946 NHS1948 national health1952 Medicare1953 Medicaid1966 Medibank1974 1966 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 11 May (Local News section) (headline) Plan ‘Ruckus’ on ‘Medicaid’ In Cortland. 1967 Economist 2 Dec. 960/2 The states have until 1970 to set up their Medicaid schemes, but 33 have already done so, attracted by the generous federal contribution. 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 Jan. 1/7 Nearly $1 billion in medicaid payments ‘went down the drain’ in New York City through medical malpractice. 1992 Washington Post 26 June a22/1 The great budget-busters among the entitlements are the health care programs, Medicare for the elderly and disabled, Medicaid for the poor. Compounds Medicaid mill n. U.S. colloquial a private clinic where doctors offer treatment to Medicaid patients, characterized by perfunctory care, a rapid turnover of clients, and often by unscrupulous billing of the state for unnecessary or non-existent services. ΚΠ 1973 N.Y. Times 24 Sept. 22/3 The..Center is one of about 20 clinics examining the women on welfare... In the past the center has had some trouble over its status as a ‘Medicaid mill’. 1998 N.Y. Times 12 July wk2/2 The abandoned elderly have no choice but to return to a more costly fee-for-service medicine, and the poor to ‘Medicaid mills’ that provide inferior care. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1966
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