Medicaid has transformed health care for low-income families and individuals, including children, parents, pregnant mothers, seniors, and people with disabilities. Below find resources that explain more about how it helps improve access to health care, its successes, and why states should expand Medicaid.
Created in 1965, Medicaid is a public insurance program that provides health coverage to low-income families and individuals, including children, parents, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities; it is funded jointly by the federal government and the states.
These innovative models demonstrate that current Medicaid rules allow states significant flexibility, and disprove claims that current Medicaid rules inhibit state reforms.
A growing body of research shows that Medicaid expansion has produced significant benefits — for those gaining coverage, their families, and their communities.
More than 1 in 3 adults under age 65 enrolled in Medicaid have a disability. Medicaid provides essential medical care and supportive services
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