AHIP April, 2018
Key Takeaways
Adults and children enrolled in a Medicaid health plan had significantly better access to care and preventive services than people with no health coverage.
Overall, this analysis demonstrates a consistent pattern of strong, statistically significant relationships between insurance coverage—whether commercial or Medicaid—and access to care and preventive care services.
The findings from this study refute outdated, less rigorous studies that question the value of Medicaid, and add to the growing number of recent studies that demonstrate the value of having insurance coverage generally, and Medicaid more specifically.
Summary
Over 74 million Americans are currently insured under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.1 More than 52 million low-income...
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