Medicaid Expansion Slashed Uninsured Rates in Diabetes Belt, Study Finds (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Medicaid Expansion Slashed Uninsured Rates in Diabetes Belt, Study Finds

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'We hope that our findings encourage policy makers to maintain and expand policies that increase health insurance coverage, particularly in areas like the Diabetes Belt which have a greater prevalence of the disease,' said researcher Jennifer M. Lobo of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

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