Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Insurance Coverage Rates Among Adult Populations with Low Income and by Obesity Status.
Janani Rajbhandari-ThapaDonglan ZhangKara E MacLeodKiran ThapaPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)
Increased attention should be paid to reduce insurance coverage barriers for working-age adults with low income and obesity to address potential health disparities caused by lack of access to care. This is important, as access to care provides opportunities to increase prevention and treatment-oriented services to address obesity and associated health care costs.
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