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Medicaid, sometimes called Medical Assistance, is a health care program for the poor and disabled Americans (mostly uninsured) begun in the mid-60’s. It was authorized under the Title XIX of the Social Security Act. Medicaid is administered by each state, although it is partly funded by the U.S. Centers for the Medicare and Medicaid Services. In the Medicaid program, no two states Medicaid programs are the same, although there are certain federally set standards common to all Medicaid programs across the nation. In order to receive federal funds, each state has to provide a certain set of services and cover certain individuals. Otherwise states have other services and eligibility requirements that might be covered; in fact, some states have extended their eligibility to additional groups that are not eligible for federal financial participation.
Medicaid programs covered 34 million low-income people in 1994, a total program spending amounted to almost $140 billion, spilt......

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