Study: Medicaid expansion cut uncompensated care costs 33% in Louisiana hospitals

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A new study by researchers at Tulane University finds that the state’s 2016 expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has had a significant impact in reducing what hospitals spend caring for uninsured patients.   According to the study, published in the March issue of the journal Health Affairs, uncompensated care costs as a share

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