The key part of Indiana's experiment requires low-income participants to make monthly Medicaid payments. Information provided by the state shows that the provision isn't working as well as it should, some health policy experts say.
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Hospitals, Both Rural And Urban, Dread Losing Ground With Health Law Repeal
by Kaiser Health News
If large numbers of people lose their insurance under the ACA's replacement, hospitals' finances—and those of its patients—would be at risk.
Indiana's Claims About Its Medicaid Experiment Don't All Check Out
by Kaiser Health News
The key part of Indiana's experiment requires low-income participants to make monthly Medicaid payments. Information provided by the state shows that the provision isn't working as well as it should, some health policy experts say.
 

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