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Category: Uninsured
Kentucky Eliminates Insurance Disparity
Starting in 2014, Kentucky saw one of the country’s most dramatic reductions in the number of uninsured adults due in large part to the state’s expansion of Medicaid. Prior to the expansions of coverage, Black Kentuckians made up a disproportionate Continue Reading …
Myths about ED Overuse by the Uninsured
An oft-cited argument in favor of expanding Medicaid coverage is that the uninsured consume a disproportionate share of emergency department (“ED”) resources, causing overcrowding and dangerously increased wait times. A recent article in Health Policy, however, challenges this widely-held assumption. Continue Reading …
Obamacare’s Impact on the Safety Net
Safety-net hospitals (SNHs) are a legacy of America’s failure to ensure universal health care. Though EMTALA requires all hospitals to assess and stabilize patients regardless of ability to pay, SNHs provide a vital function by going beyond that minimum standard Continue Reading …
Obamacare Saves One Life Every Day
Prior to 2010, individuals age 19 to 25 had one of the highest uninsured rates in the United States. Approximately 30% of those in this age group were uninsured, compared to 16% of all Americans, on average. The Dependent Care Continue Reading …
Progress Remains in Jeopardy
Since first evaluated in 2014, gains in health insurance coverage and improvement in health care access and affordability have continued through the first quarter of 2017. These gains are particularly striking among low- and moderate-income Americans living in states that Continue Reading …
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