Medicaid was created by the Social Security Amendments of 1965 which added Title XIX to the Social Security Act. Medicaid was created as an entitlement program to help states provide medical coverage for low-income families and other categorically related individuals who meet eligibility requirements. Unlike Medicare, which is solely a federal program, Medicaid is a joint federal-state program. Each state operates its own Medicaid system, but this system must conform to federal guidelines in order for the state to receive matching funds and grants. Medicaid funding has become a major budgetary issue for many states over the last few years, with states, on average, spending 16.8% of state general funds on the program. The state of Texas is unique in the Medicaid system because of the number of recipients we service on the budget with maintain.
The topic of your paper will be to discuss Medicaid in the state of Texas. What is successful and unsuccessful about the program? How does Texas compare to states with a much different populations? Compare and contrast Texas with another state of your choosing. Please email me the state you have chosen.
It must be 2-4 pages and be in MLA format. You must have a works cited page as well as internal citations.