Overall program rules for who can be eligible for Medicaid and what services are covered are based on federal requirements, but states have considerable leeway in how they operate their programs. States are required to cover certain groups of individuals, but have the option to cover additional groups.
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National Conference of State Legislatures. Volume 5, Number 2Winter 2000. Â© Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. Initiative, referendum, and recall are a trio of methods often called direct. democracy. They allow citizens to become directly involved in their government by. drafting and voting on laws or by removing elected officials from office. The initiative enables citizens to draft laws and constitutional amendments and.