Name Professor Subject Date Medicaid Medicaid came into existence in the United States to help people who have insufficient income to gain access to medical services (Decker 1673). Those who are of a higher status in the society often have access to better health care, mostly through insurance that they are subscribed to by their respective employers. There is however another group of people that is not as lucky. These are people who are not employed, have low income jobs, or because of certain disabilities, they are not able to proper care for themselves and thus need to be put on the program. Currently, all states in the country take part in Medicaid, although they are not required to do so. The government has been instrumental in making
