Medicaid expansion advocates claim the state’s healthcare industry will expand in response to greater demand from expansion Evidence from other states tells us otherwise ... Keep Reading
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Coverage Does Not Equal Access to Care: More Evidence
One question that advocates of Medicaid expansion will never answer is: who will the newly-enrolled Medicaid patients see when they are sick? I recently wrote about the harsh ... Keep Reading
One More Time: Medicaid Coverage Does Not Equal Access to Care
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports on a study from the RAND Corporation showing that emergency room visits are on the rise: Visits to hospital emergency rooms are on the rise in ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Coverage Does Not Equal Access to Care
Last week I posted an article discussing the shortage of doctors treating Medicaid patients in NC and how that would undermine claims that expanding Medicaid would create ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: “Coverage Does Not Equal Access”
This WRAL article discusses how people newly acquiring health insurance are having trouble finding a doctor. The reason is that there is already a shortage of primary care ... Keep Reading
