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Minal R. Patel, PhD, MPH
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Professor at University of Michigan | Expert in healthcare costs & chronic illness | Making healthcare work better for patients | https://minalrpatel.com/
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Medicaid Work Requirements Set to Leave Millions Without Insurance | AJMC
Confusion around how to verify work hours could leave millions unenrolled after the passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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As Medicaid work requirements loom, study finds links between coverage, better health & higher employment
Biggest job gains seen among low-income adults with serious health problems whose health improved over time
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November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Employment and Health Burden Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees
This cohort study evaluates the association between employment status and level of health burden among beneficiaries of a Michigan Medicaid health plan.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Forgiving medical debt is crucial, but it won't fix our health care system | Opinion
Debt relief is a compassionate bandage, but without structural reform, the wound keeps reopening.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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The team behind this new study was led by @minalrpphd.bsky.social of @umichsph.bsky.social and @susangoold.bsky.social of the University of Michigan Medical School
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Healthy Michigan Plan Evaluation
Did Michigan’s expansion of Medicaid, the public health insurance program for low-income adults, lead to improved access to health care and better health? From 2014 to 2024, IHPI studied these questio...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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4/ Prevention matters for the long haul, but people need affordable care today.
Worth reading Levitt's full analysis: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#HealthcareAffordability #HealthPolicy @kffhealthnews.org
Make American Health Care Affordable Again
This JAMA Forum discusses the cost of health care in the US for individuals covered by commercial insurance and for those covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
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June 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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3/ And it's about to get worse.
With ACA credits expiring, 20M+ face $705 average premium hikes.

Meanwhile, potential Medicaid cuts could shift costs to states and patients.
June 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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2/ Key stats that should alarm everyone:
• US healthcare: $13K+ per person (2x other countries)
• 45% worry about affording care DESPITE having insurance
• $220+ billion in medical debt nationwide
June 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM