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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.

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