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| − | '''Medicaid''' is a [[welfare]] program developed | + | '''Medicaid''' is a joint federal-state [[welfare]] program developed originally by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], in coordination with the [[Great Society]]. The Medicaid Program pays for medical care for poor people without insurance. |
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| + | Medicaid initially, it covered mainly people on welfare, as defined by the states. Gradually, eligibility broadened. Now, children ages 6 to 18 in households under the poverty line ($22,050 for a family of four) are eligible. Congress also set higher limits (133% of the poverty line) for pregnant women and children under 6. In 1997, Congress created the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to expand coverage further. | ||
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| + | Medicaid is entirely separate from [[Medicare]], which provides federal funding of health care for people over 65 and those with disabilities. | ||
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Revision as of 00:27, August 11, 2009
Medicaid is a joint federal-state welfare program developed originally by President Lyndon B. Johnson, in coordination with the Great Society. The Medicaid Program pays for medical care for poor people without insurance.
Medicaid initially, it covered mainly people on welfare, as defined by the states. Gradually, eligibility broadened. Now, children ages 6 to 18 in households under the poverty line ($22,050 for a family of four) are eligible. Congress also set higher limits (133% of the poverty line) for pregnant women and children under 6. In 1997, Congress created the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to expand coverage further.
Medicaid is entirely separate from Medicare, which provides federal funding of health care for people over 65 and those with disabilities.
