Implications of the ACA Medicaid Expansion: A Look at the Data and Evidence

Article Publication Date:

5/1/2018

Summary:

This issue brief summarizes the current evidence surrounding the effects of Medicaid expansion on coverage, access, affordability, health outcomes, and economic indicators. The paper draws primarily from evidence examined in 202 studies reviewed in a previous KFF literature review on this subject.

Article Author:

Rudowitz, Robin; Antonisse, Larisa

Topics:

Medicaid

Medicaid Expansion

Types/Tools:

Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers; Reports

Populations:

Aging/Older Adults; Children and Families; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness

Low-Income Populations

Sources:

Kaiser Family Foundation