<P> The Social Security Amendments of 1965 created Medicaid by adding Title XIX to the Social Security Act , 42 U.S.C. § § 1396 et seq . Under the program , the federal government provides matching funds to states to enable them to provide medical assistance to residents who meet certain eligibility requirements . The objective is to help states provide medical assistance to residents whose incomes and resources are insufficient to meet the costs of necessary medical services . Medicaid serves as the nation 's primary source of health insurance coverage for low - income populations . </P>
<P> The Social Security Amendments of 1965 created Medicaid by adding Title XIX to the Social Security Act , 42 U.S.C. § § 1396 et seq . Under the program , the federal government provides matching funds to states to enable them to provide medical assistance to residents who meet certain eligibility requirements . The objective is to help states provide medical assistance to residents whose incomes and resources are insufficient to meet the costs of necessary medical services . Medicaid serves as the nation 's primary source of health insurance coverage for low - income populations . </P>
who contributes at least half of the funds to medicaid
who contributes at least half of the funds to medicaid
the federal government states
the federal government states