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Counterintuitive as it may be, the Oregon Experiment showed increased costs. It did show an improvement is psychological outcomes, I presume due to peace of mi

• freeone3000 5y ago
  Did the increase in cost also come with an increase in outcomes? I don't think it's counterintuitive that people who couldn't afford healthcare see a doctor, you'll see a lot of issues; did we see a decrease in medical issues across the population?
  • jdlshore 5y ago
    No, there was no increase in health outcomes.
• hanniabu 5y ago
  I imagine this test isn't sufficient because just like with me and this other commenter, many would be going to the doctor to catch up on care they've been missing. Over a longer time period and with having this from the start of your life, I'm sure the costs would end up lower m