The purpose of this article is to sketch a short history of Medicaid. Why?
“We study the past to understand the present; we understand the present to guide the future.” — William Lund
Nebraskans are, even now, being asked to sign a petition to put the question of whether to expand the state’s Medicaid program on the ballot and, if a sufficient number of signatures are secured, we all will be asked to vote the proposition up or down in the November general election. It is impossible to make an informed decision on this issue without examining the life cycle of the Medicaid program: its birth and subsequent development, how it looks today, and where the proponents of Medicaid expansion would have us take it in the future. This article will address Medicaid’s creation and subsequent development. Two future articles will describe where the program currently stands within the state and how the Nebraska Medicaid program will look if expanded as proposed in the initiative petition.[…]
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