Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "medicaid" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "medicaid" over time.
Medicaid is a government program in the United States that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a significant portion of their funding. States are not required to participate in the program, although all have since 1982. Read more on Wikipedia