Chapter 6
Medicaid
Introduction
Medicaid is a program funded at both state and federal levels that is intended to provide health coverage to those families with low incomes. Created as a part of the Social Security Act of 1965, the Medicaid program is administered by each state, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established the requirements for eligibility and funding. A significant difference between Medicare and Medicaid is that Medicare is solely funded at the federal level, whereas individual states are responsible ...
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