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Why didn't he move to a different state that had expanded Medicaid, like New Mexico? He would have easily qualified there.
by phonon 10y ago
Why didn't he move to a different state that had expanded Medicaid, like New Mexico? He would have easily qualified there.
- shabble 10y agobecause he was busy dying from liver failure?
- Broken_Hippo 10y agoHe was already sick. And poor. And on disability. Moving costs money, which he obviously couldn't afford. In addition, not all states will immediately put you on their medicaid because it takes time to establish residency.
- phonon 10y agoWell, maybe instead of "For nearly the next two years, Oregón received frequent checkups from his physicians at Harris Health" they would have told him to take a bus to NM and establish residency there? Not to mention that in NM residency for Medicaid can be established with "Self Attestation Accepted without Additional Verification" so not a huge hurdle https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/program-information/eligibility-verification-policies/downloads/new-mexico-verification-plan-template-final.pdf https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/p... He could afford moving from Mexico to Texas when he was 20...