After reading the background materials as well as additional information you find from the literature and on the Internet, respond to the following:

1. Explain how Medicaid is financed.
2. Discuss the role of the federal and state governments on the operation and design of Medicaid programs.
3. Discuss the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the eligibility and coverage of Medicaid.

Assignment Expectations

Length: Write a 3- to 5-page paper, typed and double spaced, with 12 pt. Times New Roman font and 1-inch page margins. Use headers throughout the paper. This will aid you in not overlooking vital elements of the assignment and make the document easier for the reader to follow.

Required Reading

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2011). Key Questions About Medicaid And Its Role in State/Federal Budgets and Health Reform. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8162.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2011). Top 5 Things To Know About Medicaid.  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8139.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2010). Medicaid: A Primer. Available at http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7334-04.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2010). The Medicaid Program at a Glance. Available at https://reachhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/7235-04.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)

Mortensen, K. (2010). Copayments Did Not Reduce Medicaid Enrollees’ Nonemergency Use of Emergency Departments. Health Affairs, 29 (9), 1643-1650. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.

Sommers, B. (2010). Enrolling Eligible Children in Medicaid and CHIP: A Research Update. Health Affairs, 29 (7), 1350-1355. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.

Decker, S.. (2009). Changes in Medicaid Physician Fees and Patterns of Ambulatory Care. Inquiry, 46(3), 291-304. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.

Required Website

Kaiser Family Foundation (2010). Health Reform: How will Medicaid Change? Available at: http://kff.org/interactive/health-reform-how-will-medicaid-change-tutorial/

Kaiser Family Foundation (2009). Medicaid 101. Available at: http://kff.org/interactive/medicaid-101-tutorial/

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