Medicaid

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means-tested program public health insurance program social welfare program

Medicaid is a U.S. government health insurance program that provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families, jointly funded by federal and state governments.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Medicaid canonical	60
Medicaid program	10
MassHealth	6
Medi-Cal	2
Family Health Plus program	1
Georgia Medicaid	1
Medi-Cal fee-for-service	1
Medicaid agencies	1
Medicaid and medical assistance programs	1
Medicaid expansion CHIP programs	1
Medicaid in Oregon	1
Medicaid long-term care coverage	1
Medicaid long-term services and supports	1
Medicaid program in Georgia	1
New York State Medicaid program	1
Texas Medicaid program	1
United States federal Medicaid program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T182146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Medicaid
Context triple: [Medicare, relatedProgram, Medicaid]

A. Medicare
Medicare is a U.S. federal health insurance program primarily serving people aged 65 and older, as well as certain younger individuals with disabilities or specific medical conditions.
B. Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
C. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a U.S. federal assistance program that provides time-limited cash aid and work support services to low-income families with children.
D. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers the nation’s major public health insurance programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and sets key standards for healthcare quality and reimbursement.
E. Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act is a landmark U.S. healthcare reform law enacted in 2010 that expanded health insurance coverage, introduced consumer protections, and sought to reduce overall healthcare costs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Medicaid
Target entity description: Medicaid is a U.S. government health insurance program that provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families, jointly funded by federal and state governments.

A. Medicare
Medicare is a U.S. federal health insurance program primarily serving people aged 65 and older, as well as certain younger individuals with disabilities or specific medical conditions.
B. Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
C. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a U.S. federal assistance program that provides time-limited cash aid and work support services to low-income families with children.
D. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers the nation’s major public health insurance programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and sets key standards for healthcare quality and reimbursement.
E. Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act is a landmark U.S. healthcare reform law enacted in 2010 that expanded health insurance coverage, introduced consumer protections, and sought to reduce overall healthcare costs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	means-tested program ⓘ public health insurance program ⓘ social welfare program ⓘ
administeredBy	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ⓘ state Medicaid agencies ⓘ
allowsStateFlexibility	benefit design ⓘ eligibility criteria within federal guidelines ⓘ provider payment rates ⓘ
beneficiaryCostSharing	limited premiums and copayments subject to federal rules ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coversService	family planning services ⓘ home health services ⓘ inpatient hospital services ⓘ laboratory services ⓘ long-term services and supports in many cases ⓘ nursing facility services ⓘ outpatient hospital services ⓘ pediatric services ⓘ physician services ⓘ prenatal care ⓘ prescription drugs in most states ⓘ x-ray services ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion	U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status ⓘ categorical requirements such as age, disability, or pregnancy ⓘ income below state-defined thresholds ⓘ residency in the state providing Medicaid ⓘ
enactedInYear	1965 ⓘ
expandedUnder	Affordable Care Act ⓘ
expansionFeature	coverage for low-income adults up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level in expansion states ⓘ
federalMatchRate	Federal Medical Assistance Percentage ⓘ
fundedBy	U.S. state governments ⓘ federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
jointlyFinancedBy	U.S. state governments ⓘ linked to: U.S. states federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalBasis	Title XIX of the Social Security Act ⓘ
operatedBy	U.S. state governments ⓘ linked to: U.S. states federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
payerType	largest single source of long-term care financing in the United States ⓘ
primaryPurpose	provide health coverage to low-income individuals and families ⓘ
relatedProgram	Children's Health Insurance Program ⓘ Medicare ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
targetPopulation	certain low-income parents and caregivers ⓘ elderly individuals ⓘ low-income adults ⓘ low-income children ⓘ people with disabilities ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ
typicalDeliverySystem	managed care organizations in many states ⓘ
waiverAuthority	Section 1115 waivers ⓘ Section 1915(b) waivers ⓘ Section 1915(c) waivers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Medicare → relatedProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Great Society → hasPart → Medicaid ⓘ

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services → hasAuthorityOver → Medicaid program ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

United States Department of Health and Human Services → overseesProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1965 → createdProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families → relatedProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1972 → affectsProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1972 → relatedProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Lyndon B. Johnson → signedIntoLaw → Medicaid ⓘ

Affordable Care Act → expandedProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → overseesProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Johnson administration → notablePolicy → Medicaid ⓘ

Medicare Part D → coordinatesWith → Medicaid ⓘ

Maryland Department of Health → typeOfProgram → Medicaid and medical assistance programs ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Children's Health Insurance Program → isComplementaryTo → Medicaid ⓘ

Children's Health Insurance Program → hasComponent → Medicaid expansion CHIP programs ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 → alsoRegulates → Medicaid ⓘ

Executive Office of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts → oversees → MassHealth ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Executive Office of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts → hasPart → MassHealth ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → oversightArea → Medicaid ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of the Inspector General

Oregon Health Authority → responsibleFor → Medicaid in Oregon ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Public Law 89-97 → createdProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Title XIX of the Social Security Act → establishes → Medicaid program ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Title XIX of the Social Security Act → relatedProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Current Procedural Terminology → usedBy → Medicaid ⓘ

CPT code set → usedBy → Medicaid ⓘ

Vaccines for Children Program → fundedBy → Medicaid ⓘ

Social Security Act amendments → affects → Medicaid ⓘ

Social Security Act amendments → createdProgram → Medicaid program ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

United States Senate Committee on Finance → hasJurisdictionOver → Medicaid ⓘ

Office of Health Insurance Programs → administers → New York State Medicaid program ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Office of Health Insurance Programs → administers → Family Health Plus program ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Humana → operatesInSector → Medicaid ⓘ

11-400 → relatedTopic → Medicaid program ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

NYC Health + Hospitals facilities → accept → Medicaid ⓘ

Affordable Care Act → expandedProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

subject linked to: ACA

Affordable Care Act → affects → Medicaid ⓘ

subject linked to: ACA

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation → responsibleForProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Title II Role of Public Programs → focusesOn → Medicaid ⓘ

Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports → relatedProgram → Medicaid long-term services and supports ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Lifeline program → federalAssistanceProgramLink → Medicaid ⓘ

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → responsibleForProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

subject linked to: CMS

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage → appliesToProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Balanced Budget Act of 1997 → affectsProgram → Medicaid ⓘ

Balanced Budget Act of 1997 → reducedSpendingOn → Medicaid ⓘ

Georgia Department of Community Health → responsibleFor → Medicaid program in Georgia ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

Georgia Department of Community Health → oversees → Georgia Medicaid ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

California Department of Health Care Services → responsibleFor → Medi-Cal ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

California Department of Health Care Services → administers → Medi-Cal ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

California Department of Health Care Services → hasProgram → Medi-Cal fee-for-service ⓘ

linked to: Medicaid

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