US EditionChecking the facts on Medicaid use by Latinos
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calonews.comChecking the facts on Medicaid use by Latinos
Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation and myths to multiply on social networks. Some of the most common are those surrounding immigrants, Latinos, and Medicaid. These…
If you only have a few seconds, read these lines: On social media, there are several myths about Latinos in Medicaid. One of them is that they don’t work, when in reality 67% of them do. Another is that Latinos are the majority group in the program. There’s also the myth that all undocumented immigrants are in Medicaid. That’s false: only some states have extended coverage to certain undocumented immigrants and the federal government covers only…
Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos
(iStock/Getty Images) Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation and myths to multiply on social networks. Some of the most common are those surrounding immigrants, Latinos, and Medicaid. These claims include assertions that Latinos who use Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people and those with disabilities, “do not work” and exaggera…
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