Medicaid - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Medicaid;

NCIt synonyms : Medicaid Program;

NCIt related terms : Public Health Insurance Medicaid;

NCIt definition : A joint federal and state program that provides assistance with healthcare costs to people with low income and limited resources. Medicaid is run by state and local governments within federal guidelines. Healthcare bills are paid from federal, state and local tax funds. The eligibility for the program does not depend on a person's age. Participating beneficiaries usually pay no part of costs for covered healthcare expenses except a small co-payment required in some cases.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A health insurance program for people who cannot afford regular medical care. The program is run by U.S. federal, state, and local governments. People who receive Medicaid may have to pay a small amount for the services they get.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000640050;

Details

Origin ID

C68633;

UMLS CUI

C0025071;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- medical assistance [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- medicaid [MedlinePlus Topic]
- medicaid [MeSH Descriptor]
- medicaid [MeSH concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Medicaid number [LOINC component]
Semantic type(s)
- Governmental or Regulatory Activity [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- medicaid [MedlinePlus Topic]
- medicaid [MeSH concept]
- medicaid [MeSH Descriptor]
concept_is_in_subset
- Operational Ontology for Radiation Oncology Prostate Cancer Terminology [NCIt concept]

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