Medicaid Is Worse Than No Coverage at All

Why is this not surprising?

From the WSJ

"A 2010 study of 893,658 major surgical operations performed between 2003 to 2007, published in the Annals of Surgery, found that being on Medicaid was associated with the longest length of stay, the most total hospital costs, and the highest risk of death. Medicaid patients were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital than those with private insurance. By comparison, uninsured patients were about 25% less likely than those with Medicaid to have an 'in-hospital death.' Another recent study found similar outcomes for Medicaid patients undergoing trauma surgery."

h/t Docs4PatientCare

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