1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgBrian Wolfmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="F0CcrSzN4N"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/study-medicaid-expansion-under-affordable-care-act-saved-lots-of-lives-but-of-course-only-where-in-t/">Study: Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act saved lots of lives (but, of course, only in the states where Medicaid expanded)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/study-medicaid-expansion-under-affordable-care-act-saved-lots-of-lives-but-of-course-only-where-in-t/embed/#?secret=F0CcrSzN4N" width="600" height="338" title="“Study: Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act saved lots of lives (but, of course, only in the states where Medicaid expanded)” — CLP Blog" data-secret="F0CcrSzN4N" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> As you'll recall, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) significantly expanded Medicaid — the War on Poverty legislation that had, for decades, provided comprehensive medical insurance to (certain) poor people. Among other things, the ACA Medicaid expansion required state Medicaid programs to cover all adults with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Before [...]