Beschreibung:
Medicaid, one of the largest federal programs in United States, gives grants to states to provide health insurance for over 60 million low-income Americans. This title examines the program's evolution during the presidential administrations of Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barack Obama and its pivotal role in the epic health reform law of 2010.
1. Medicaid and the Health Care Crucible 2. Dodging the Block Grant Bullet and Other Signs of Resilience 3. Beyond Welfare Medicine: The Take-Up Challenge 4. Government by Waiver: The Quest to Transform Long-Term Care 5. Demonstration Waivers and The Politics Of Reinvention 6. Reform: The Politics of Polarization 7. Durability, Federalism, and the Future of Medicaid Appendixes 1. Medicaid Expenditures 2. Medicaid Enrollees 3. Medicaid Provisions of Key Debt Reduction Plans References Index