A 28-Year-Old Client Has Requested Help in Obtaining Financial Assistance

A 28-year-old client has requested help in obtaining financial assistance for her children's health care costs. She says she has a friend who is receiving Medicaid benefits and asks the nurse to explain more about Medicaid. Which one of the following provides the best answer for the nurse to use when describing Medicaid?

A) Medicaid is financial assistance to pay hospital costs for the poor, medically needy, aged, disabled, and their dependent children and families.
B) Medicaid provides hospital insurance and supplemental medical insurance for people over age 65, disabled people receiving social security benefits, and those in end-stage renal disease.
C) Medicaid provides for only a portion of payments made by state welfare to health care agencies for the poor, medically needy, aged, disabled, and their dependent children and families.
D) Medicaid provides for hospital costs only for people over age 65, disabled people receiving social security benefits, and those in end-stage renal disease.