Critical Thinking on Medicaid, Food Stamps, and WIC Policies

The aim of this paper is to analyze a policy with respect to impacts such as poverty and other economic factors; also how the policy is financed, the results of the policy which have been seen so far, the impact on various populations, and the impact on the target population. Medicaid is a healthcare coverage program that helps people who are vulnerable with regards to accessing the medical services due to lack of resource for instance money. Food stamps refer to the assistance given in terms of food to families realizing low-income levels. WIC refers to a program funded by the federal government with the aim of providing for women, infants, and children with regards to health and nutrition. WIC initiates its help by providing the needy families with education about nutrition, issuing the less privileged in the society with checks to help them acquire supplemental foods that are healthy, and by making referrals to community services and healthcare (Oliveira & Frazao, 2015). Provision of aid services can be challenging at times as sometimes people mistake the services by compromising the facilities given out as business items; thus, an efficient way in which this can be set to help people in dire need has to be developed. There must be certain conditions set for people who need aid from the various organizations that have offered to support people who are less fortunate. In many cases, the incomes of individuals applying for help are reviewed to reduce massive wastage and losses of food and other beneficial facilities offered by aid organizations. It is also important to take note of the fact that the services offered by these aid organizations are not supposed to be discriminating anybody with regards to origin, ethnicity or race, color, disability, sex, or age. Therefore, implementing a non-discrimination policy is a better approach towards enhancing equal opportunities to the vulnerable communities in the entire world without boundaries (Hale, 2013).

The World Health Organization (WHO) has a significant role to play when it comes to matter appertaining administration of healthcare services across different populations. Most of the times when patients go for healthcare services some are always given priority over others which should never be the case because the other patients who are not given much attention might be the ones in dire need of the medication. Patients complain to the relevant authorities about instances of discrimination at various healthcare facilities but nothing has been done by the people whom the complains are taken to; this, therefore, calls for the WHO to chip in and ensure that this menace is curbed. Ultimately, the financing of the non-discrimination policy which sets off all biases experienced by patients accessing healthcare services will help the people from low-income level families be able to enjoy healthy lives. The WHO being an international organization acquires support through funding by many organizations and individuals across the world who understand the essence of leading a healthy life. Investing in the health care sector has a super-exceeding step that can save more countries much more than they can realize on investing in other programs. The less privileged people are most of the times alienated during many social interactions; looked down upon, a situation which leaves many of them distressed putting their lives at risk to be attacked by conditions like high blood pressure (Thompson & Carter, 2013). The Food and Drug Administration Act (FDA) can also help in the financing of the nondiscrimination policy with regards to food stamps, Medicaid, and WIC. People taking advantage of opportunities stipulated to help the vulnerable communities should be dealt with as law perpetrators, and thus they have to be stopped before their behavior goes way out of hand.

The nondiscrimination policy has thus taken into consideration the needs of the low-income level families by eliminating biases that are always experienced while these target populations are being offered Medicaid, food stamps, and WIC. The chipping in of the WHO and the FDA during the administration of relief services and other aid services to the low-income levels families has seen that the less fortunate communities lead healthy and happy lives by ensuring constant a supply of the latter services. Consequently, this has also seen through that the law perpetrators who take advantage of platforms aimed at assisting the less fortunate people in the community are arrested as this is presumed a criminal offense. Among the people who issue these relief services, there are also those who give out the services on a different basis, maybe ethnicity, color, race, religion, or nation; these also have to be taken in as law offenders. Health care service provision has consequently been observed to be on the rise among the vulnerable communities across the globe, creating a co-dependent environment between these communities and other co-existing populations. The non-discrimination policy has also ensured that the rights of the marginalized groups in the community are advocated for and that no one stands in the way of making their lives better.

The nondiscrimination policy has reduced the many reported cases of discrimination or biases at several institutions including workplaces, healthcare facilities, organizations, learning institutions, banking institutions, government institutions and offices among other places. The marginalized groups are now fairly treated by the well-off families and rather not looked down upon. Some people from well-established families have even taken an initiative of making sure that they provide employment opportunities for low-income level individuals for them to be able to sustain their families and meet their needs. There is also an increment in support provision to marginalized groups from government officials and rich families, a situation which has made the less fortunate in the community to lead a happy life without fear of alienation. Children from low-income level families have been given an opportunity to go to school and acquire knowledge equally as other children from families of a different economic group than them. Social activities among communities which incorporate the involvement of all the groups within the community have also increased the interaction levels across the diverse economic groups in the society. Talents survey has also realized many potentialities among individuals from less privileged families; these individuals have been efficient in representing the country on various competitive platforms earning themselves and their families some sense economic realization. The individuals from the vulnerable communities have less to worry about when it comes to matter appertaining social services, this is as a result of the nondiscrimination policy which has ensured that these individuals are not left out on the activities carried out across the community.

The impacts that the nondiscrimination policy has had on the target populations include regular medical checkups which have led to healthy lives of these individuals. In the previous years, the marginalized groups used to die because of biased access of support from federal governments; this led to high mortality rates amongst these individuals, a situation which destabilized the economic growth of the country. Ultimately, there are high birth rates due to adequate provision of Medicaid services; expectant women enjoy nursing care services which increase their chances of giving birth to many babies. The marginalized groups are also able to lead comfortable lives, being strong due to unlimited access to food from food stamps; they are also educated on the nutrition and dietetics to make them lead more healthy lives. The women, infants, and children are also considered during aid services given to low-income level families; in most of these families, this group (WIC) is always faced with the challenge of impoverishment due to lack of access to food and health care services: this situation has to be done away with. Access to vaccination programs which was a problem before the initiation of the nondiscrimination policy has seen through that children born in the vulnerable communities do not die as little as two to six months old due to lack of access to a vaccination for instance polio vaccine or BCG vaccine which is given at birth. A country which prioritizes in meeting the needs and demands of the marginalized groups within the communities will ultimately realize a good economic background that will stand out among different countries.

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Oliveira, V., & Frazao, E. (2015). The WIC program: background, trends, and economic issues.

Thompson, C. E., & Carter, R. T. (2013). Racial identity theory: Applications to individual, group, and organizational interventions. Routledge.