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Ensure adequacy, affordability, and equity—Medicaid should remain a vital safety net that guarantees adequate and affordable health care and long-term services and supports that me
Medicaid eligibility has generally been tied to certain categories as well as financial circumstances.
The extent to which individuals who are eligible for Medicaid are enrolled and remain enrolled varies by state. This is partly due to variability in state policies.
Under the Affordable Care Act, states may expand Medicaid eligibility to cover adults without dependent children if their incomes are at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
More than 12 million people are simultaneously eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Two types of Medicaid coverage are available for Medicare beneficiaries with low incomes:
The lack of meaningful contact with others is a significant risk factor for many health conditions. This lack of interaction is known as social isolation.
How Medicaid programs operate in each state is determined by two primary mechanisms.
For many Americans, health care is uncoordinated and difficult to obtain. In addition, quality is uneven and the cost is increasingly unaffordable.
Safety-net providers typically include community health centers, public hospitals, free clinics, rural clinics, and local health departments.