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Why States Are So Miffed about Medicaid - Economics, Politics, and the "Woodwork Effect"
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PMID:  21675913     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Medicaid is under attack. During the past 6 months, various U.S. politicians have proposed radical restructuring, spending cuts, and even the outright elimination of the program. House Republicans have recommended converting the traditional entitlement program for low-income families and the disabled into block grants for states or private vouchers, and they have also declared their goal of repealing the large Medicaid expansion slated for 2014 under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). There has been even more activity - and vitriol - at the state level. Arizona plans to cut nearly 300,000 adults from its Medicaid rolls over the next year, . . .
Authors:
Benjamin D Sommers; Arnold M Epstein
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-6-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  The New England journal of medicine     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1533-4406     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-6-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  0255562     Medline TA:  N Engl J Med     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
From the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, and the Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital - both in Boston.
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