Opinion: Study Suggests ACA Might Not Boost Public Health
In an Orange County Register opinion piece, columnist Robert Samuelson writes that a recent Oregon Medicaid study that found no physical health benefits among Medicaid beneficiaries compared with uninsured individuals shows that "health status and insurance are only loosely connected." He adds that the findings suggest that the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act "may result in more spending and health services but few gains in the public's health."
- "Robert Samuelson: More Insured, More Care, Little Improvement in Health" (Samuelson, Orange County Register, 5/11).