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The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes provisions that improve and strengthen Medicaid.
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Medicaid Assistance for Medicare Beneficiaries with Low Incomes">Medicaid Assistance for Medicare Beneficiaries with Low Incomes
- Medicaid Assistance for Medicare Beneficiaries with Low Incomes">Medicaid Assistance for Medicare Beneficiaries with Low Incomes
Two types of Medicaid coverage are available for Medicare beneficiaries with low incomes:
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Medicaid State Plan Amendments and Waiver Authority">Medicaid State Plan Amendments and Waiver Authority
- Medicaid State Plan Amendments and Waiver Authority">Medicaid State Plan Amendments and Waiver Authority
State plan amendments (SPAs): A state plan is a contract between a state and the f
Several provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) address the health care infrastructure and the continued viability of safety-net providers
Social Security benefits are paid through a self-financing system.
Social Security program administration has multiple functions. It processes applications and payments and operates field offices around the country.
Some proposals to address Social Security solvency would adjust the calculation of initial benefits. Others adjust benefit growth over time.
Social Security benefits are calculated as a percentage of lifetime average earnings. Policymakers consider two factors when establishing the calculation of lifetime average earnings.
Older women experience higher poverty rates than older men. They also, as a rule, receive lower Social Security benefits.
From time to time, Social Security’s long-term solvency challenges have been used to justify basic structural changes.