What effect did adopting Medicaid in 1965 have on South Carolina?(1 point)

Responses

Adopting Medicaid expanded the state’s health care services for vulnerable populations.
Adopting Medicaid expanded the state’s health care services for vulnerable populations.

Adopting Medicaid enhanced access to public education for all children in South Carolina.
Adopting Medicaid enhanced access to public education for all children in South Carolina.

Adopting Medicaid limited health care access for women.
Adopting Medicaid limited health care access for women.

Adopting Medicaid helped elderly South Carolinians more than any other group.

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The correct response is:

Adopting Medicaid expanded the state’s health care services for vulnerable populations.

Medicaid was designed to provide health coverage to low-income individuals and families, thereby expanding access to necessary health care services for these vulnerable groups, including low-income children, pregnant women, and the elderly.