POLS 237 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Aid To Families With Dependent Children, Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, Managed Care
26 Nov 2018
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Medicaid: a joint state and federal health insurance program that serves low-income mothers and children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Temporary assistance for needy families (tanf): the next-generation welfare program (passed in 1996) that provides federal assistance in the form of block grants to states, which have great flexibility in designing their programs. Aid to families with dependent children (afdc): the original federal assistance program for women and their children, started under roosevelt"s new deal. Medicare: the federal health insurance program for elderly citizens. Entitlement program: a government run program that guarantees unlimited assistance to those who meet its eligibility requirements, no matter how high the cost. Poverty line or poverty threshold: an annual income level, set by the federal government, below which families cannot afford basic necessities. Managed care: an arrangement for the provision of health care whereby an agency acts as an intermediary between consumers and health care providers.
