Healthcare Triage: Has the ACA Medicaid Expansion Been a Success?

Aaron Carroll

July 17, 2018

The ACA expanded Medicaid coverage to a lot of people, and it was implemented differently in lots of states. So, what happened? Lots of studies are coming out about expanded access, and how that access has changed outcomes.

This episode was adapted from a column I wrote for The Upshot. Links to references can be found there.

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access, Healthcare Triage, Medicaid expansion, quality, rural, Upshot

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Aaron Carroll

Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS is co-Editor-in-Chief of The Incidental Economist and tweets at @aaronecarroll. He is the Chief Health Officer at Indiana University. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at the Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition to contributing regularly to The New York Times and the Atlantic, he is the author of four books, most recently The Bad Food Bible.

Healthcare Triage: Has the ACA Medicaid Expansion Been a Success?

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