Civic term
Medicaid
What it means
The joint federal-state programme paying for medical assistance for people with limited income and resources. Each state runs its own plan within federal requirements, so eligibility and covered services differ from state to state.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-18
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How it's being covered
452 stories in Sift's index, from 32 outlets.
Filed 2026-03-24 — 2026-09-26.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left48 stories
- Center107 stories
- Right205 stories
Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 92 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.
Who's covering it
- Washington ExaminerLean Right 71
- STAT56
- The HillCenter 55
- Fox NewsLean Right 41
- New York PostRight 40
- The Daily WireRight 37
- CBS NewsLean Left 20
- NPRCenter 18
- The GuardianLean Left 14
- Fierce Healthcare13
- ForbesCenter 13
- Medical Xpress8
- PBS NewsHourCenter 8
- The Daily CallerRight 8
- AxiosCenter 7
- The New York TimesLean Left 7
- The Washington TimesLean Right 6
- Fortune4
- The Conversation4
- The Washington PostLean Left 4
- Bloomberg NewsCenter 2
- CNBCCenter 2
- National ReviewRight 2
- ProPublicaCenter 2
- VoxLeft 2
- Yahoo Finance2
- Health Affairs1
- MarketWatch1
- RealClearPolitics1
- Roll Call1
- SlateLeft 1
- The BMJ1
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