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The Economics Of Medicaid Expansion

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), particularly the expansion of Medicaid, has created considerable controversy, with 20 states opting not to expand the program, leaving over 3 million Americans uninsured who

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Study: Expanding Medicaid aids health access

Poor adults in two states that expanded Medicaid saw much bigger improvements in access to health care than their peers in Texas, which didn’t expand the government insurance program, a

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US healthcare spending jumps past $3 trillion under ObamaCare

Healthcare spending rose to more than $3 trillion in the United States last year, jumping by 5.3 percent and marking the largest increase since 2007 as millions of people gained

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John Oliver explains why Medicaid expansion is a big issue

If you’ve been hearing about Medicaid expansion on the periphery of this year’s Louisiana’s gubernatorial campaign and the 2016 presidential election, there’s a big reason for it: Health care is

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Medicaid Enrollment Surges Across the U.S.

Much of the focus of the health care law in recent months has centered on whether the government could get millions of people to sign up for private health insurance

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Cities in Medicaid Expansion States To See Big Drop in Uninsured

Uninsured rates in some of the nation’s largest and most diverse cities would decline by nearly 60% in 2016 if those cities are in states that expand Medicaid under the

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North Carolina Hospital Closes, Citing No Medicaid Expansion

A small hospital in a coastal North Carolina community will close its doors within months and its parent company says Gov. Pat McCrory’s (R) decision not to expand Medicaid under

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