Taking away Planned Parenthood's access to Medicaid funding requires a change in the federal law providing most Medicaid patients with a choice to use any qualified provider. The Department of Health and Human Services has warned states that have trie . . .

Over the last decade, technological advances have opened the door to new opportunities within our current healthcare system. Telemedicine services, specifically telepsychiatry, have addressed the variables that impede the ability for an individual res . . .

Mental health services in the United States have undergone changes over the years. Qualitative analysis of archival research is done to summarize the factors which contributed to the inadequate coverage for Mental Health Services under Medicaid due to . . .

This thesis studies the benefits of good oral hygiene practice in the early years of child development for children from low-income families. In the past, oral hygiene had not been recognized as a medical necessity for children in school settings like . . .

This study was developed to investigate the effects of California's Medicaid on preventing and treating diabetes among the Latinx community in the United States. Diabetes is a major health issue that keeps growing and needs immediate attention from th . . .

Medicaid policies regarding primary care may affect emergency department utilization. Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented in 2010, emergency department utilization rates and costs in the United States have steadi . . .

Opioid overdose is considered one of the major causes of preventable mortality in the United States. With the expansion of Medicaid, it was speculated that the rate of opioid use disorder would experience a significant decline. The present study explo . . .

Latinxs tend to self-rate their health as poorer when compared to whites. There is a gap in research on what factors, beyond physical and socio-demographics, impact how Latinxs self-rate their health. This study aims to fill that gap by analyzing how . . .

California is the most populous and one of the most racially diverse states in the country. To avert the potential problem of not covering enough medical services for the entire population, California integrated the services of Medi-Cal and Medicare a . . .