If one can define the terms of the debate, one probably will win. This observation came to mind when I read M. Royce Van Tassell’s “Medicaid access doesn’t improve health” (Opinion, May 12), ironically, on Mother’s Day. He claimed that a study comparing Medicaid-covered individuals versus uninsured individuals showed no difference in overall health. He asserted that Medicaid-covered people are leaching off the poor taxpayer. Van Tassell failed to mention the cost of expensive emergency room c...

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Misleading on Medicaid

Misleading on Medicaid

Updated May 14, 2013 01:01AM MDT

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