Medicaid

Over its nearly 40-year history, Medicaid has become the nation's health care safety net, serving as a buffer to the perils of an uncertain economy by providing access to health services to those who cannot afford private insurance. This role has never been more critical than it is today.

Ad:  Congress: Thank You for Preserving Our Health Care Safety Net

Congress took the right action by preventing the administration from slashing essential health care funding for services that keep people out of nursing homes and for safety net and teaching hospitals—the places that care for the uninsured, train new doctors, and provide vital services that we all rely on. thanks to congress for including in the supplemental appropriations bill language that protects the health care safety net for the uninsured, millions of newborns and children, older americans and people with disabilities. Click image to view larger AD as a PDF.