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Oct 2026
County Indigent Care programs fill coverage gaps left by Medicaid restrictions: evidence from Texas
Abstract Introduction Medicaid restrictions exclude some low-income adults, especially in nonexpansion states and among immigrants. Local governments are payers of last resort. Texas offers an important case study: state law requires counties to maintain Indigent Care programs to extend healthcare coverage for uninsure...
Arthur S. Hong, Grant Paul, F. Cerise et al.
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