Reposted by Trisha Santos, MD, MS
💡New @jama.com study coauthored by Ben Sommers finds #EmergencyMedicaid to be a very small part of total spending, with state costs primarily driven by demographics—not policies. Cuts to Emergency Medicaid in new budget law will produce minimal savings and put immigrant-serving providers at risk.
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Medicaid Spending for Undocumented Immigrants
This cross-sectional analysis examines emergency Medicaid spending relative to total Medicaid expenditures and identifies state factors associated with variation in spending.
