...federal government and the states jointly funded four cash assistance programs: old-age assistance, aid to the blind, aid to the permanently and totally disabled, and aid to families with dependent children. Federal law in turn required Medicaid programs to cover the...

...programs authorized by the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended: • Old-age assistance, • TANF, • Aid to the blind, • Aid to the permanently and totally disabled and • Aid to aged, blind, or disabled. It does not include Supplemental Security Income. Quality control...

...policymakers called the adult welfare categories. In particular, the notion arose that the administration of Aid to the Blind, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled, and Aid to the Elderly should be federalized and run by the Social Security Administration. Because policymakers...

...programs authorized by the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended: • Old-age assistance, • TANF, • Aid to the blind, • Aid to the permanently and totally disabled, and • Aid to aged, blind, or disabled. It does not include Supplemental Security Income. Quality control...

...Congress, policymakers turned to adult welfare categories. The administration decided to federalize Aid to the Blind, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled, and Old-Age Assistance and to continue to administer these newly combined programs through the Social Security...