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How did health insurance coverage changes affect older adults? Two new studies take a look

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

With lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and state houses getting ready to make major health policy decisions, a pair of new University of Michigan studies shows how past policy decisions have affected older Americans with modest or low incomes. The new findings could also help inform upcoming decisions about health insurance programs that are currently open to people with incomes under about $60,000 per person, and programs aimed at those living in or near poverty.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

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