The Ripple Effects From Medicaid Expansion: Study Finds It’s Linked To Fewer Heart-Related Deaths

"The overall results of this study are that after expansion of Medicaid in 2014, the areas in the country that did expand had a significantly lower mortality rate compared to if they had followed the same trajectory as the areas in the country that didn't expand," said Dr. Sameed Khatana, a fellow in cardiovascular disease at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Other Medicaid news comes out of Illinois, Kansas and Tennessee.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2UEkx1l