MEDICAID I. ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION History Medicaid is a Federal - State entitlement program that pays for medical services on behalf of certain groups of low- income persons. Title XIX of the Social Security Act provides for the medical assistance commonly known as Medicaid. (O'Sullivan, 1990) This means-tested entitlement program became part of federal law in 1965. Medicaid makes direct payments to medical providers for their services to eligible persons. It is the largest health program providing medical …showed first 75 words of 1956 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1956 total… can build new ones on the past and continue our progress toward the goal of health care for all Americans. REFERENCES O'Sullivan, Carol. Poverty San Diego, Ca: Greenhaven Press, 1990. Davis, Karen. Incremental coverage of the uninsured. V276, n10, p831(2) The Journal of the American Medical Association, Sept 11 1996 Wolfe, John R. The coming health crisis. Chicago Press, 1993. Cutler, David M. The effect of Medicaid expansions. American Review, 1995 Tenison, James. The Medicaid Dilemma. Washington: Brookings Institution, 1995