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  2. Medicaid - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...

  3. Medicaid coverage gap - Wikipedia

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    As initially passed, the ACA was designed to provide universal health care in the U.S.: those with employer-sponsored health insurance would keep their plans, those with middle-income and lacking employer-sponsored health insurance could purchase subsidized insurance via newly established health insurance marketplaces, and those with low-income would be covered by the expansion of Medicaid.

  4. Poverty and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Access to Medicaid for low-income adults aided in diagnosis of metabolic disease, saw a reduction in diagnosis of mental health disorders, and reduced incurrence of "catastrophic medical costs" by patients dramatically. While these positive effects were observed, outcomes for heart disease, diabetes, and other physical health characteristics ...

  5. Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Slashed The Uninsured Rate ...

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    In non-expansion states, people below the poverty level get no help, because private insurance subsidies are available only to people who earn more than that. If the Affordable Care Act were repealed, the national uninsured rate would rise, a trend that would hit hardest in those states that had more uninsured before the law.

  6. What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? - AOL

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    Medicare, on the other hand, is typically available to people over the age of 65 years or those with certain health conditions or disabilities. Medicaid does not have the age limits that Medicare ...

  7. Community health centers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1985, Medicaid patients made up 28% of all CHC patients but only 15% of CHC revenues. [5] By 2007, the share of Medicaid patients matched their share of revenues. In the same time period, grants for the uninsured decreased from 51% to 21%. [5] In 2008, Medicaid payments had grown to account for 37% of all CHC revenues. [4]

  8. Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Is Helping The Uninsured ...

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    It is jointly managed and financed by the federal government and the states. More than 70 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a related benefit. Medicaid mainly covers children, pregnant women, some parents of poor kids, people with disabilities and elderly nursing home patients.

  9. Health insurance coverage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Contains links to numerous studies and literature about health care-related issues such as the uninsured. "State Health Compare". SHADAC. A web-based tool that allows users to create customized tables and graphs showing health insurance coverage estimates using U.S. Census surveys between 2008 and 2017. Fronstin, Paul (September 2012).