Medicaid: Pros and Cons

Medicaid: Pros and Cons

http://www.medicaidpatients.com/medicaid-myths-and-truths/

MEDICAID MYTH #1: Medicaid is an outdated program.

FACT: Medicaid keeps up with the American health care system as it has developed over time. Individual states have been experimenting with new ideas for benefit design, eligibility requirements and delivery systems as allowed by the waiver process. Several states are presently exploring with moving long-term care services from a nursing home to home and community-based care.

MEDICAID MYTH #2: Medicaid is inflexible.

FACT: Although Medicaid has minimum federal standards requiring states to cover certain groups of people, each state has the flexibility to modify and execute their programs beyond the established minimum standards.