| 释义 |
MedicaidMed‧i‧caid /ˈmedɪkeɪd/ noun [uncountable]   MedicaidOrigin: 1900-2000 medical + aid - After several years of investigations, the Boys Ranch was indicted on criminal Medicaid fraud and grand theft charges last April.
- Governors tried unsuccessfully last year to persuade Congress to convert Medicaid into a block grant, as Congress did on welfare.
- Many states would contribute a smaller percentage less of their own money to the joint state-federal Medicaid program.
- Now comes the great Medicaid debate.
- The federal government in 1990 mandated broader Medicaid coverage for pregnant women, infants, and children under six.
- The president kept the Republicans from including Medicaid in the welfare bill.
- The purpose would be to bring in more federal Medicaid money and serve more low-income people.
- We are told that Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid are headed for trouble and that now is the time to act.
► Welfarealmshouse, nounbenefit, nounchild benefit, nounchild support, nouncommunity chest, nouncommunity service, nounconcession, nounconcessionary, adjectivedole, noundraw, verbdrop-in, adjectiveentitlement, nounfamily credit, nounfood bank, nounfood coupon, nounfood stamp, noungiro, nounhostel, nounhousing project, nounmeal ticket, nounmeans test, nounMedicaid, nounMedicare, nounNational Insurance, nounOAP, nounold age pension, nounold age pensioner, nounpensioner, nounpoorhouse, nounpublic health, nounrelief, nounsickness benefit, nounsocial security, nounstate benefit, noununemployment, noununemployment benefit, nounworkfare, nounworkhouse, noun a system in the US by which the government helps to pay the cost of medical treatment for poor people → Medicare |