Healthcare

Medicaid expansion accounts for majority of Obamacare gains

By Robert King
Published May 2, 2016 4:26pm ET
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Medicaid expansion accounts for majority of Obamacare gains
Sixty percent of the Affordable Care Act’s 2014 coverage gains were caused by the Medicaid expansion and 40 percent from the subsidies offered on the Obamacare marketplaces, the study found. (AP Photo)

The expansion of Medicaid in 30 states accounted for a majority of the coverage gains in Obamacare, not the law’s exchanges, a new study found.

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