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Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income people who meet certain criteria. Medicaid is a state-administered program. Each state sets its own guidelines for eligibility and services. For more information on Medicaid, visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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More information on medicaid

Explore other publications and websites

• Medicaid — This website defines Medicaid and allows users to access links to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) resources regarding Medicaid.
  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp
• Medicaid Buy-In for Working People With Disabilities — States can extend Medicaid coverage to certain disabled people who work. This fact sheet explains more about the program and who qualifies.
  http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/buyin.htm

Connect with other organizations

• America’s Health Insurance Plans
  http://www.ahip.org
• Benefits.gov
  http://www.benefits.gov/
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS
  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp?
• National Institute on Aging, NIH, HHS
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/
• National Senior Citizens Law Center
  http://www.nsclc.org/
• The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
  http://www.healthinaging.org/

Content last updated August 12, 2010.

Resources last updated August 12, 2010.

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