Medicaid
8 lettersnounmoderateUpdated February 2026
Definition
A US federal and state programme providing health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities.
“Medicaid expansion has provided healthcare access to millions of previously uninsured Americans.”
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Synonyms
healthcare programme
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Wordle
Four vowels E-I-A-I; MEDI- prefix from medical
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points; proper noun status varies by dictionary
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