The study was conducted by an advisor to the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Benjamin Sommers, who works with the Harvard
School of Public Health. But it has been made clear that the work is not
intended to reflect the current government’s stance on the issues of
Medicaid and expansion.
The study looked at adults between the ages of 20 and 64 years old in
three states that expanded Medicaid coverage, and three states that did
not. The numbers were compared over a five year period to ascertain the
effect of the expansion. Researchers feel relatively certain they have
isolated Medicaid and readily available care as a possible component in
the decrease in adult mortality rates. The study is the first one that
takes a look at the mortality of adults in this context, rather than
children, the Wall Street Journal points out. Researchers also adjusted the outcomes according to variables such as race, age and sex.
A new study just released shows that adult mortality decreases in
states that have expanded their Medicaid services. Reuters reports that
the study was published Wednesday
in the New England Journal of Medicine and concluded that adult
mortality rates went down by six percent in states that developed wider
Medicaid services over the course of five years.
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WELL, DA--THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED--CAUSE AND EFFECT. IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY LIVES CAN BE SAVED BY SIMPLY BEING ABLE TO GO TO A DOCTOR WHEN SICK OR JUST FOR A PHYSICAL AND BEING ABLE TO CATCH THE START OF A DECEASE LIKE CANCER. THIS IS YET ANOTHER REMINDER OF WHY WE DO NEED TO KEEP OBAMACARE.
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