Financial impact of ACA Medicaid Expansion

[ashbet]

As part of the "control group" (living in a state that opted-out of accepting ACA funds for Medicaid expansion), these results do not surprise me.

I very much wish that every US citizen had the benefit of this law and program, rather than having harsh geographical inequalities.

http://www.nber.org/digest/aug16/w22170.html

"Extension of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has not only shielded low-income Americans from out-of-pocket medical costs, but has also improved their overall financial health."

-- National Bureau of Economic Research

Comments

[praxedes-osaka.livejournal.com]

Color me surprised. ):

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

But our states (we're 'control group', too) beloved leaders do not care about the financial health of the people; after all, if you just work hard you'll succeed like they have! Of course, they have good health insurance for life now...