A skin biopsy may be needed to confirm the diagnosis. In case of oral lichen planus, your physician may have to make sure that the lesions are not caused by yeast, and a biopsy is often recommended to confirm or make the diagnosis and to rule out other oral diseases including cancer (see below).
Medicare is a social insurance program that serves more than 44 million enrollees (as of 2008). The program costs about $432 billion, or 3.2% of GDP, in 2007. Medicaid is a social welfare (or social protection) program that serves about 40 million people (as of 2007) and costs about $330 billion, or 2.4% of GDP, in 2007. Together, Medicare and Medicaid represent 21% of the FY 2007 U.S. federal government.
Sunshine Health is anorganization that is committed to building collaborative partnerships with providers. Medicaid is the state and federal partnership that provides health coverage for selected categories of people with low incomes. Its purpose is to improve the health of people who might otherwise go without medical care for themselves and their children. Medicaid is different in every state.