4 million cut from Medicaid in the United States

Nearly 4 million people on Medicaid, the US health coverage program for the poor and disabled, have been disenrolled as of the end of July, according to figures compiled by the Associated Press, the Kaiser Family Foundation and health advocacy groups. A pediatric patient prepared for a polysomnogram by a respiratory therapist, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri The latest data from 39 states and the District of Columbia tally 3,816,000 Medicaid enrollees who have been removed from the program as of July 28. Adding in the 11 states that have not reported their disenrollments will drive the […]

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