NRO: Oregon’s Verdict on Medicaid

NATIONAL REVIEW, 7/7/2011 by Michael F. Cannon - Oregon’s Verdict on Medicaid The facts come out.

Americans may be surprised to learn that little solid evidence exists to support the claim that expanding health insurance will improve the health and financial security of the uninsured; that some research calls into question whether broad coverage expansions improve health at all; and that some research even suggests that the overall benefits of such expansions may not be worth the cost. We lack definitive evidence because no developed nation has ever conducted a study that randomly assigns people to receive health insurance in order to control for other factors that might affect these outcomes. Until now. Read more at NRO...