CHCS June 20, 2019
Medicaid has come a long way from its inception over 50 years ago. From a stigma-ridden afterthought at the creation of Medicare to a true bulwark of the American health care system, it is now in many states serving nearly a quarter of the population, while covering half of all births and roughly 40 percent (and in some states, closer to 75 percent) of the children that represent our nation’s future. Its role is often hidden, but it has grown significantly over the years. Today, it provides the bulk of care for those with serious mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities. And the U.S. would not have a system of long-term care without it.
When Kate McEvoy, Connecticut...
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