Medicaid Expansion Slashed Uninsured Rates in Diabetes Belt, Study Finds (IMAGE)
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The increase in people with insurance helps address the lack of access to care that is a key contributor to the diabetes epidemic, said researcher Jennifer M. Lobo of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, the Diabetes Belt counties had higher uninsured rates than other areas, but that was erased by 2014 through Medicaid expansion.
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Dan Addison | UVA Communications
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