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. 2022 Mar;100(1):11-37.
doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12540. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

A Playbook for Implementing Medicaid Expansion: Louisiana's Experience

Will Boles  1 , Ruth Kennedy  2 , Emma Siewert  3 , Diane Rowland  4 , Barbara Lyons  5 , Rebekah E Gee  6
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A Playbook for Implementing Medicaid Expansion: Louisiana's Experience

Will Boles et al. Milbank Q. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Policy Points Twelve states have yet to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Louisiana offers a model of steps that states and counties can take to rapidly enroll eligible persons while balancing eligibility integrity and doing so within a limited administrative budget. In a post-COVID-19 health care landscape, Medicaid expansion can improve and protect population health and boost state economies, even amid budget shortfalls. Even though Louisiana compares well with other states in eligibility and enrollment efforts, future expansions may integrate other social support programs into their implementation strategies.

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