Expanded Medicaid may translate into fewer unpaid hospital bills

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Expanded Medicaid may translate into fewer unpaid hospital bills

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/expanded-medicaid-may-translate-fewer-unpaid-hospital-bills-151417120.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B4rynQJ_GVhH_vt57vdZOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2016-06-21T151417Z_1_LYNXNPEC5K15C_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-MISSISSIPPI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi" align="left" title="Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi" border="0" /></a>By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) - U.S. hospitals may be getting paid for more of the care they actually provide thanks to the Affordable Care Act, if research from Michigan reflects the situation around the country. While the study didn't look directly at hospital finances, researchers found that the proportion of uninsured adults discharged from Michigan hospitals fell after public insurance options expanded in 2014. &quot;What we found is that the overwhelming majority of hospitals experienced a decrease in the proportion of uninsured patients and an increase in Medicaid covered patients,&quot; said lead author Dr. Matthew Davis, deputy director of Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.</p><br clear="all"/>

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