!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a joint [United States federal government] provides matching funds to [states] to enable them to provide medical assistance to residents who meet certain eligibility requirements.

The [Social Security Amendments of 1965] created [{$pagename}] by adding Title XIX to the [Social Security Act], 42 [U.S.C.] §§ 1396 et seq. 

The [Medicaid Drug Rebate Program] and the[ Health Insurance Premium Payment Program] (HIPP) were created by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA-90). This act helped to add Section 1927 to the [Social Security Act] of 1935 which became effective on January 1, 1991. This program was formed due to the costs that [Medicaid] programs were paying for outpatient drugs at their discounted prices

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* [#1] - [Medicaid|Wikipedia:Medicaid|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-02-23-