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What are your thoughts on this Oregon study which showed no significant effect on health outcomes for people who were given Medicaid vs the uninsured? https://
by Consultant32452 9y ago
What are your thoughts on this Oregon study which showed no significant effect on health outcomes for people who were given Medicaid vs the uninsured?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/05/02/oregon-study-medicaid-had-no-significant-effect-on-health-outcomes-vs-being-uninsured/#71a919d60430 https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/05/02/oregon...
- nisa 9y agoThat's wrong - here is the study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1212321#t=articleTop https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1212321#t=articl... We found that insurance led to increased access to and utilization of health care, substantial improvements in mental health, and reductions in financial strain, but we did not observe reductions in measured blood-pressure, cholesterol, or glycated hemoglobin levels.