Poor adults in states that have expanded Medicaid as part of health reform have greater access to health care services and fewer problems paying their medical bills, and hospitals there are admitting fewer uninsured patients, two new studies published in Health Affairs show. These findings provide more evidence that Medicaid expansion is improving the health of beneficiaries, as well as the budgets of many expansion states. It's a powerful lesson for the 20 states that haven't yet expanded.
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