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Category: Access to Care
The kids may not be alright
As implementation of the Patient Protection and continues, an estimated 7 to 12 million children will benefit from Medicaid and CHIP expansions. However, the question of access still remains. Will the number of newly insured children outpace the number of Continue Reading …
Primary Care 101: Supply and Demand
The (ACA) has helped millions of Americans get insured. The hope is that if an individual is insured, he or she is more likely to gain access to primary care. More access to primary care means fewer expensive emergency room Continue Reading …
It Costs More to be Poor
Uninsured patients are the most financially vulnerable to hospital charges. Hospitals bill a high charge for medical services, with the expectation that a fraction of that is actually paid by insurance companies. With a large consumer base, commercial and government Continue Reading …
Coverage that Doesn’t Cover It
As a medical student living in Texas, two things are very familiar to me: having uninsured family members and being solicited by said family members for medical advice. A few weeks ago, a relative approached me at a family BBQ Continue Reading …
Medicaid crowd out: hype or reality?
With Medicaid expansion underway, questions about whether Medicaid coverage “crowds out” private coverage have reemerged. Critics of Medicaid expansion contend that public health insurance causes individuals to forego private coverage. A recent study published in Inquiry sought to quantify this Continue Reading …