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California's $12B Medicaid experiment stretches the definition of health

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• MattGaiser 2y ago
  > The team also provided Sandoval with air purifiers, a special vacuum cleaner that can suck dust out of the air, hypoallergenic mattress covers, and a humidity sensor — goods that retail for hundreds of dollars. Within a few months, Jorge was breathing easier and was able to run and play outside. Seems like healthcare to me. Kid is now healthy. Nobody would have questioned hundreds of dollars of inhalers or antihistamines to treat his condition. Nor a several thousand dollar hospital stay.