States Refusing to Expand Medicaid Has Lethal Consequences

In this episode we discuss how states refusing to expand Medicaid coverage leads to severe harm and death of individuals unable to afford health insurance.

 

And we highlight Cover Texas Now, a coalition fighting for a sustainable health care system in the state with quality affordable health coverage for citizens.

 

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Audio Clip

Texas Ignored Medicaid Enrollment Guidance and Warnings, Records Show | ProPublica

 

Sources

Red states that have resisted Medicaid expansion are feeling pressure to give up | NPR

 

Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states | NPR

 

How Many Uninsured Are in the Coverage Gap and How Many Could be Eligible if All States Adopted the Medicaid Expansion? | KFF

 

The “Undeserving Poor,” Racial Bias, and Medicaid Coverage of African Americans - Lonnie Snowden, Genevieve Graaf, 2019

 

Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured | CNBC

 

Study finds people of color disproportionately dropped from Medicaid | OHSU News