The AMA adopted new policies on broader Medicare and Medicaid health care coverage during its annual House of Delegates meeting.
“Advocating for a healthier nation means advocating for expanded Medicaid,” Pratistha Koirala, MD, PhD, a member of the AMA Board of Trustees, said in a press release.
Even though Medicaid offers basic dental, vision and hearing care to pediatric enrollees, these are optional benefits for adults, and coverage can “vary drastically” across state lines, according to the release. For example:
Currently, “Medicaid’s patchwork coverage”