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  2. Medicare dual eligible - Wikipedia

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    Under Medicaid, states are required to cover certain items and services for dual-eligibles, including long-term nursing facility services and home health services. Although states are required to cover certain populations and services, they have the option to expand coverage beyond these mandatory levels (i.e., offer home and community-based ...

  3. Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

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    State governments maintain their own health departments, and local governments (counties and municipalities) often have health departments that are branches of the state health department. State boards may have executive and police authority to enforce state health laws, with all members required to be healthcare professionals in some states.

  4. Medicaid - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...

  5. Which states have the best and worst healthcare systems ... - AOL

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    Florida is lagging behind other states in healthcare access, cost, outcomes and hospital care, according to a new Forbes analysis.

  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Wikipedia

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    Since then, HEW, has been reorganized as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1980. This consequently brought Medicare and Medicaid under the jurisdiction of the HHS. [8] In March 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was established under HEW. [9] HCFA became responsible for the coordination of Medicare and ...

  7. Here are the states with the best and worst health care systems

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    Story at a glance A recent analysis from Better Benefits Guide ranked all 50 states based on their healthcare systems. Massachusetts, California and New York came in at the top three with a decent ...

  8. Medicare (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Medicare amendment (July 30, 1965). Former president Harry S. Truman (seated) and his wife, Bess, are on the far right.. Originally, the name "Medicare" in the United States referred to a program providing medical care for families of people serving in the military as part of the Dependents' Medical Care Act, which was passed in 1956. [7]

  9. Health insurance coverage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A study published in August 2008 in Health Affairs found that covering all of the uninsured in the US would increase national spending on health care by $122.6 billion, which would represent a 5% increase in health care spending and 0.8% of GDP. "From society's perspective, covering the uninsured is still a good investment.