Our class text book describes Medicaid as “a joint federal-state program of health care coverage for low-income individuals, under Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act. States set benefits and eligibility requirements and administer the program” (Jonas & Kovner, 2015). Medicaid is not a singular one-dimensional program but rather a multi-layered comprehensive piece of legislation that provides an insurmountable amount of funds and resources to make health care more accessible for low-income populations. Each state in the U.S. is regulated by different federal guidelines and the federal government funds up to 50%-78% of Medicaid costs for each state (Jonas & Kovner, 2015). Overtime Medicaid has exhibited a “metamorphosis” and the legislation has constantly evolved overtime. The quote “Keep in mind that legislation should be your last resort. What might begin as a terrific idea can often be changed radically in the process...and result is an outcome that you did not anticipate” will be explored in alignment with Medicaid’s evolution overtime.
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Medicaid originally offered cash assistance and was thought to be a very small program that might deem ineffective and some even believed that it would be drained after achieving its goal in the short term. Medicaid was seen as a small entity with bounded authoritative effect—however, Medicaid has reached its unperceived potential as a colossal and intricate legislative establishment that effects millions of people every
Medicaid originally offered cash assistance and was thought to be a very small program that might deem ineffective and some even believed that it would be drained after achieving its goal in the short term. Medicaid was seen as a small entity with bounded authoritative effect—however, Medicaid has reached its unperceived potential as a colossal and intricate legislative establishment that effects millions of people every