It’s
clearly, provably
better for
patients to have
Medicaid coverage
than to be
uninsured, despite
what critics of
the program claim.
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It’s clearly, provably better for patients to have Medicaid coverage than to be uninsured, despite what critics of the program claim. Recently, bills in the Senate and the House of Representatives have sought to greatly reduce Medicaid funding and coverage, partially justified by these claims. But is having Medicaid, as those critics also say, much worse than having private insurance?
This episode was adapted from a column Aaron and Austin Frakt wrote for the Upshot. Links to further reading and sources can be found there: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/upshot/medicaid-worsens-your-health-thats-a-classic-misinterpretation-of-research.html
Aaron has a book coming out November 7. It’s called The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully. You can preorder a copy now!!!
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Indiebound - http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780544952560?aff=dhoom09
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