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Prescription Drug Coverage Under Medicaid (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Feb. 6, 2008
Report Number RL30726
Report Type Report
Authors Jean Hearne, Domestic Social Policy Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

Medicaid is a joint federal-state entitlement program that pays for medical services on behalf of certain groups of low-income persons. It is the third largest social program in the federal budget, exceeded only by Social Security and Medicare and is typically the second largest spending item for states. This report discusses prescription drug policies under the program.