Medicaid delivers care to 74.5 million individuals for less money than any other large-scale health financing mechanism. The Affordable Care Act is a major step forward in the fight against poverty and provides coverage to millions of Americans.
Medicaid delivers care to 74.5 million individuals for less money than any other large-scale health financing mechanism. A 2016 Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation study noted that “spending per enrollee is lower for Medicaid compared to private insurance after controlling for differences in sociodemographic and health characteristics between the two groups.”