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Medicaid is a health insurance program available for qualified individuals meeting certain requirements. Qualified individuals include low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities. The program is administered by states but funded by both the federal government and the states themselves.
In 2020, the total percent of Medicaid as share of state budgets, including federal and state funds was 28%, a decrease of 0.006 percentage points from 2019.