Coverage Isn’t Care

What to know: States that have expanded Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act are shifting resources away from low-income children and to able-bodied adults.

The TPPF take: Medicaid expansion increases demand (by adding patients) while not increasing the supply of health care providers who accept Medicaid.

“Government-run health care systems make a promise to patients: affordable, accessible, and equitable care for all,” says TPPF’s David Balat. “Too often, this promise falls short, as inadequate resources and efforts to cut costs leave patients waiting for the care they need and place unnecessary burdens on physicians. Rationing is just part of government-run health care.”

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