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Small (often unnoticed) changes in law can help — or hinder — drive for universal health care

Expanding health care coverage has been a long-standing but elusive goal for many Americans. The U.S. is the only industrialized country that does not provide some form of universal health care. In my lifetime there have been two significant federal improvements to the U.S. health care system: Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 and the Affordable […] The post Small (often unnoticed) changes in law can help — or hinder — drive for universal health care appeared first on Minnesota Reformer. ....

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20 million people lost their Medicaid coverage in the last year. Here's what happened to them

Justin Gibbs had finally gotten his high blood pressure under control with a combination of three medications. But after he had his Medicaid coverage terminated in December amid a nationwide eligibility review, he had to go without one medication for a week and a second for several days, sparking fears that the delicate balance would unravel. ....

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Some of Florida's sickest kids are losing Medicaid coverage on Easter Sunday

Kaitlin Maron found out her son was set to lose Medicaid coverage by chance, at a routine doctor’s appointment. Her son’s physical therapist told the Port St. Lucie resident last week that his coverage would expire Sunday, his 10th birthday and Easter this year. Since then, she’s been scrambling to make sure that doesn’t happen. “It’s very stressful,” Maron said. “(Without Medicaid), there . ....

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