Medicaid Expansion During The Obama Administration

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Kimberly Dobladillo Article #1
HPR 65
Professor Forsberg
October 4, 2017

Medicaid expansion was introduced during the Obama administration, since then it has provided many more Americans afford healthcare coverage. According to The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation article it shows that in 2015, there were over 43 million adults that had mental illness and around 10 million that had a serious mental illness. Such as depression, bipolar disorders or schizophrenia etc. When it comes to people with mental health conditions some have chronic conditions that would need the utilization of healthcare services that are needed. Some people with these conditions can’t afford the services. They may fall under the federal poverty level. Which

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