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Medicaid

The Medicaid program in the United States, passed in 1965 provides health insurance[?] for the poor. It is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration) in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The Children's Health Insurance Program[?] (CHIP) was established in 1997.

Important Legislation

1965 PL 89-97 Medicaid
1997 PL 105-33 Balanced Budget Act[?] (Children’s Health Insurance Program)

See also:

Medicare (United States)

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