Medicaid expansion under Obamacare can reduce government costs for Supplemental Security Income
Medicaid expansion under Obamacare can reduce government costs for Supplemental Security Income
By:IU Newsroom
Monday, August 07, 2017
Expanded Medicaid eligibility under one part of the Affordable Care Act results in a cost savings for the federal government, according to new Indiana University research. The finding is significant because it indicates that an effort by Congress to save money by trimming Medicaid spending may actually drive up costs in another part of the budget.
As residents of 32 states sign up for Medicaid benefits expanded under the act, known as the ACA or Obamacare, some of those residents are dropping off the rolls of the more costly Supplemental Security Income program for the disabled poor, the team of researchers discovered.
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