Medicaid Expansion Under the 2010 Health Care Reform Legislation: The Continuing Evolution of Medicaid’s Central Role in American Health Care

NAELA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 143, Spring 2011

Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 11-29

23 Pages Posted: 29 Jul 2011

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Renee M. Landers

Suffolk University Law School

Patrick A. Leeman

Suffolk University Law School

Date Written: 2011

Abstract

Part of a symposium issue on the impact of federal health reform, this article argues that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will eliminate the historical use of the Medicaid program to try to differentiate the “deserving” from the “undeserving” among low-income individuals and makes access to this form of health insurance available to a greater proportion of low-income individuals primarily on the basis of economic need. The article also identifies remaining challenges to the efficacy of this revised Medicaid program.

Suggested Citation

Landers, Renee M. and Leeman, Patrick A., Medicaid Expansion Under the 2010 Health Care Reform Legislation: The Continuing Evolution of Medicaid’s Central Role in American Health Care (2011). NAELA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 143, Spring 2011, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 11-29, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1898328

Renee M. Landers (Contact Author)

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Patrick A. Leeman

Suffolk University Law School ( email )

Boston, MA 02108
United States

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