Research shows that 14,000 people would be alive if states that refused to expand their medicaid had done so. If states were to fully expand Medicaid, the benefits would include: Additional lives saved per year: 14,361 Additional infant lives saved per year: 141 Additional early-stage cancer diagnoses per year: 5,034 Reduction in uninsured opioid-related hospitalizationsContinue reading “The cost to states that did not expand medicaid”
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If you have a pre-existing condition your healthcare is under attack
If you are one of the 50 million American with a pre-existing condition, your right to be insured is under attack. The Trump administration is seeking to invalidate the pre-existing condition protections within the Affordable Care Act ( ACA). 27% of adults under age 65 have a pre-existing condition could be uninsurable in the nextContinue reading “If you have a pre-existing condition your healthcare is under attack”