insurance

Medicaid

メディケイド（低所得者医療扶助） (medikeiddo (teishotoku-sha iryō fujo))

Medicaid is a joint federal-state health insurance program that provides coverage to low-income individuals and families, including children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities. Eligibility and benefits vary by state. The ACA expanded Medicaid eligibility in participating states to cover adults up to 138% of the federal poverty level. Medicaid is generally free or very low-cost for enrollees. It is administered by state agencies and may go by different names in different states.

Medicaid is the largest source of health coverage in the US, covering over 80 million people across all states and territories.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Medicaid
Japanese (日本語)	メディケイド（低所得者医療扶助）
Chinese (中文)	医疗补助
Korean (한국어)	메디케이드
Portuguese	Medicaid
Spanish	Medicaid
Filipino	Medicaid
Thai	เมดิเคด
Vietnamese	Medicaid
Romanization	medikeiddo (teishotoku-sha iryō fujo)

Related terms

• CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) CHIP（子ども医療保険プログラム）
• ACA (Affordable Care Act) ACA（医療費負担適正化法）
• Dual-Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 二重受給資格者（メディケア・メディケイド）
• Medicaid Spend-Down メディケイドスペンドダウン

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