Medicaid
/medikaid/from spelling rules
Medicaid is the Spanish word for the United States government health insurance program for people with low income.
Because Medicaid is the specific proper name of a United States government program, the English name is used without translation in Spanish.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /medikaid/.
Did you know?
- The term Medicaid is often used as a shorthand in Spanish to describe a person's socioeconomic status, where saying estoy en Medicaid functions as a social marker of low income.
- While 'Medicaid' is a proper noun, many Spanish speakers instinctively add the feminine article to say la Medicaid when speaking colloquially. This treats the program as a feminine noun, likely because they associate it with the feminine noun asistencia (assistance).
- When talking about the process of applying for the program, Spanish speakers often use the phrase sacar el Medicaid. This uses the verb 'sacar', which literally means 'to take out' or 'to extract', to mean 'to obtain'.
Examples in context
- Medicaid, un programa creado originalmente para dar atención sanitaria a mujeres y niños en el umbral de pobreza, hoy en día emplea cerca de un tercio de su presupuesto en la tercera edad.Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people.This sentence is useful for describing the historical purpose and modern budget allocation of Medicaid.Tatoeba #636897 by Shishir, translation #322260 by bmorsello
- ¿Sabías que puedes solicitar Ayuda Médica si cumples con ciertos requisitos de ingreso?Did you know that you can apply for Medicaid if you meet certain income requirements?
- Ella tiene cobertura a través de Medicaid.She has coverage through Medicaid.
- Él está solicitando Medicaid para su tratamiento.He is applying for Medicaid for his treatment.
Example conversation
María and Javier are talking about health insurance options.
- MaríaNo sé si califico para Medicaid.I don't know if I qualify for Medicaid.
- JavierDeberías revisar los requisitos en el sitio web.You should check the requirements on the website.
- MaríaSí, necesito Medicaid para pagar mis medicinas.Yes, I need Medicaid to pay for my medicines.
- JavierEspero que puedas obtener la cobertura pronto, María.I hope you can get the coverage soon, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
