Medicaid

The U.S. created Medicaid, a publically funded healthcare program, to assist people in obtaining healthcare services. This week, explore Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Answer the following questions:

Tasks:

What legislation introduced Medicaid, and what are the funding sources for the program?

What are some of the changes, including CHIP, that have occurred to the Medicaid program since its inception?

What are the demographics of the majority of people covered by Medicaid, and how many people in the U.S. are covered by Medicaid?

Describe the changes that will occur in Medicaid with the ACA.