Medicaid and Medicare

Medicaid is one of our nation's most important health care programs. It was created in 1965 as a cooperative effort between states and the federal government to provide health insurance to needy Americans, including children, pregnant women, disabled individuals and the elderly poor.

More than 40 million Americans currently depend on Medicaid coverage, including more than 20 million children, more than 4 million seniors, and more than 7 million blind or disabled individuals. Medicaid also pays for about half of the nursing home care provided in this country and helps many poor elderly with Medicaid premiums and other costs.

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Too Many Cooks? Coordinating Federal and State Health IT

On Thursday, November 1, 2007, at 2:00 pm, in room 2154, the Subcommittee held an oversight hearing entitled, “Too Many Cooks? Coordinating Federal and State Health IT.”

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