With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 states were offered federal funding for the Medicaid Expansion Program which would provide Medicaid to the working poor making 100-138% of annual poverty income. To date more than 30 states including DC have accepted this federal funding.
Below is a study published in the Journal of Health Economics which answers the question "Does the ACA Medicaid Expansion Program save lives?"
Read this article, summarize the findings of the study in a couple of sentences, and answer these questions:
1.Has your state accepted the funding for ACA Medicaid Expansion ?
- If so, as a health care provider have you seen an impact of Medicaid expansion on your patients and your clinical practice?
- If not, what is the rationale for not accepting this federal funding? (PURELY A. POLITICAL MOVE BY THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR).
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