Medicaid's Paper Chase.

Reports on rules imposed by the U.S. government concerning the qualification of native-born and naturalized citizen beneficiaries to Medicaid in 2006. Need for U.S.-born poor and disabled Medicaid patients to show documents such as birth certificate to be eligible for the benefits; Purpose of the rules to prevent illegal immigrants to have access to Medicaid funds; Potential impact of the rules on seniors and people with disabilities.