How Medicaid is financed
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After reading the background materials as well as additional information you find from the literature and on the Internet, respond to the following:
1.Explain how Medicaid is financed.
2.Discuss the role of the federal and state governments on the operation and design of Medicaid programs.
3.Discuss the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the eligibility and coverage of Medicaid.
Required Reading
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2011). Key Questions About Medicaid And Its Role in State/Federal Budgets and Health Reform. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8139.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2011). Top 5 Things To Know About Medicaid. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8162.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2010). Medicaid: A Primer. Available at http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7334-04.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2010). The Medicaid Program at a Glance. Available at http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7235-04.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)
