Articles written by Jon M. Bailey

Jon M. Bailey|Sep 23, 2015

During debates over expanding Medicaid to uninsured, low-income families, expansion opponents argued it doesn’t provide quality healthcare coverage, and low-income residents would be better off uninsured. Reports of organizations such as The Buckeye Institute (from Ohio, which has expanded its Medicaid program) make such claims. They have been repeated across the nation by anti-Affordable Care Act and anti-Medicaid expansion politicians and groups. These arguments are nonsensical. Myriad economic and health benefits accompany health insurance.... Full story