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Technically true, however, like much of the US safety net there are significant gaps, like co-morbidities, bureaucratic hurdles, restrictive time windows, delay
by thinkcontext 6y ago
Technically true, however, like much of the US safety net there are significant gaps, like co-morbidities, bureaucratic hurdles, restrictive time windows, delayed care, etc.
ProPublica, Vox and Texas Tribune did a great in depth article on this last year, "The Extraordinary Danger of Being Pregnant and Uninsured in Texas". Most of what they found is applicable across the country, Texas just happens to be particularly horrific.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-extraordinary-danger-of-being-pregnant-and-uninsured-in-texas https://www.propublica.org/article/the-extraordinary-danger-...
edit: "And Medicaid pays well for that."
> In Texas, as in other parts of the U.S., providers are paid only about half as much for Medicaid patients as for privately insured ones.