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How Medicaid's mission creep is undermining real health care

How Medicaid’s mission creep is undermining real health care

Most doctors, myself included, know that a patient’s zip code predicts their life expectancy. National life expectancy would undoubtedly increase with less poverty and more cheap nutritious food, stable housing, sanitation and exercise. But it is a mistake to assume that the health care system can solve these societal problems. The federal government wants Medicaid …

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How Medicaid's mission creep is undermining real health care

How Medicaid’s mission creep is undermining real health care

Most doctors, myself included, know that a patient’s zip code predicts their life expectancy. National life expectancy would undoubtedly increase with less poverty and more cheap nutritious food, stable housing, sanitation and exercise. But it is a mistake to assume that the health care system can solve these societal problems. The federal government wants Medicaid …

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