Assignment: Medicaid Paper
Description
The United States created Medicaid-a publicly funded health care program-to assist people in obtaining health care services. Write a paper of 3-4 pages that explores Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and that addresses the following:
• What legislation introduced Medicaid, and what are the funding sources for the program?
• What are some of the changes, including CHIP, that have occurred to the Medicaid program since its inception?
• What are the demographics of the majority of people covered by Medicaid, and how many people in the United States are covered by Medicaid?
• Evaluate the changes that have occurred to Medicaid with the inception of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. What are the current changes in Medicaid based on current legislation?
• Assess social and cultural changes and their impact on developing new health policies to make Medicaid and CHIP more effective.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.