The Medicaid insurance program is best described as:
1. Acute care hospital insurance for the older adult population
2. A funded health care program for older and disabled persons
3. A state-regulated health care program for persons of low income
4. A fee-for-service insurance plan that supports preventive health care
ANS: 3
Medicaid is a federally funded, state-operated program of medical assistance to people with low incomes. Individual states determine eligibility and benefits.
This option describes Medicare.
This option describes Medicare Part A.
This option does not describe Medicaid.
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