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How Covering Adults Through Medicaid Expansion Helps Children [1]
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Date: 2024-11-19
Opponents of Medicaid expansion often argue that enacting expansion will harm “traditional” Medicaid beneficiaries including children. This brief cites studies finding the opposite is true. Studies have documented multiple positive effects for children of expanding coverage for parents and other adults including higher child coverage rates, lower rates of infant mortality and higher birthweights, and improved school and health outcomes. Finally, improved financial security for the family accrues when all members of the family have health insurance.
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[1] Url:
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/11/19/how-covering-adults-through-medicaid-expansion-helps-children/
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