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The Political Economy of Medicaid Expansion: Federalism, Interest Groups, and the ACA

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Medicaid was established in 1965 as a joint state and federal program to provide medical insurance to Americans who are poor and have disabilities, and it has grown from 1percent to 3 percent of GDP. The source of Medicaid’s growth over the past 50 years

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  • Sutter, Daniel, 2016. "The Political Economy of Medicaid Expansion: Federalism, Interest Groups, and the ACA," Working Papers 06860, George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
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