Assignment: What are the tough choices that parents have to make based onincome and health insurance when it comes to the health needs of theirchildren? Do you feel that many parents delay or deny their childrenmedical care? Is there any argument you can use to justify either ofthese courses of action? Expectations: 1 page, 3 cited sources from required reading.

Required Reading

Alley, D. E., Asomugha, C. N., Conway, P. H., & Sanghavi, D. M.(2016). Accountable health communities—addressing social needs throughMedicare and Medicaid. The New England Journal of Medicine, 374(1), 8-11.

Bilimoria, N. M. (2015). Responding to audits: Managed care, Medicare, and Medicaid . . . oh my! The Journal of Medical Practice Management: MPM, 31(3), 170-171.

Federal financial participation in state assistance expenditures;federal matching shares for Medicaid, the children's health insuranceprogram, and aid to needy aged, blind, or disabled persons for October1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. (2015). Federal Register 80(227) 73779-73782.

Kaiser Family Foundation (2016). Enrolling uninsured low-incomechildren in Medicaid and S-CHIP. Retrieved fromhttp://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/enrolling-uninsured-low-income-children-in-medicaid/.

Millman, J. (2015). Millions of children could soon lose their healthinsurance if Congress doesn't act. Washington: WP Company LLC d/b/a TheWashington Post.

Rowland, D. (2015). The Medicare and Medicaid partnership at age 50. Generations, 39(2), 35-42.

Williams, A. & Searcy, L. F. (2016). Policy campaign: One state'sjourney to influence the reauthorization of the Children's HealthInsurance Program. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 30(4), 396-403.

Williams, K. A. (2015). Medicare and Medicaid. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 66(7), 861-863.