Write on this government social welfare program, MEDICAID.
Drawing on your agency-based, practice-related experiences and on scholarly/other-informed literature (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles / think tank, journalist commentary in major media outlets), be sure to include the following in your well-documented discussion:
• The social problem the program is designed to address
• The target population
• The type of services/assistance provided
• The source of funding
• The role that social workers and the social work profession play in the program
• The extent to which the program successful
• Changes in policy and program you would like to see and the justifications for them
• Illustrations from practice demonstrating how theory informs the advocacy efforts that would be necessary to bring about the changes in policy and program you would like to see.
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