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Medicaid

Medicaid currently serves more than 50 million Americans. It was authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1965 and was intended to provide health care to low-income Americans who would not otherwise be able to afford it. Medicaid is jointly funded by the states and the federal government, and is managed by the states.

About Medicaid

• Medicaid website - Department of Health & Human Services
• Medicaid Fact Sheet - Families USA
• Medicaid Resources - Families USA
• Applying for Medicaid - AARP

Resources

• Myths about the Medicaid Program and the People It Helps - Report - AARP - November 2008
• The Medicaid Program: A Brief Overview - Report - AARP - July 2007
• Medicare and Medicaid Cuts Threaten Families, Seniors, and Children - Center for American Progress - February 2007
• LCCR Letter on the Discriminatory Medicaid Provision - 12/15/05
• Medicaid: House Budget Proposal Harms Millions - Center for American Progress - 11/29/05
• Medicaid Commission Recommendations Could Save $11 Billion, But at What Cost? - 09/27/05
• As 40th Anniversary Nears, Battle Over Medicaid Remains Contentious - 07/29/05
• As Tennessee Goes, So Might Go the Nation - 7/26/05
• Tennessee Medicaid Changes Could Have Detrimental Effect Nationwide - 06/15/04