Let's be honest...sometimes it's easier just to jump to the Conclusion:
"Conclusions:
State Medicaid expansions to cover low-income adults were significantly associated
with reduced mortality as well as improved coverage, access to care, and self-reported health."
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study comparing 3 states that adopted Medicaid expansions to "control states" that did not. And, apparently after adjusting for all the things you're supposed to adjust for, the expand-States had reduced mortality (esp. among adults ages 35-64), improved access to care, and better self-reported health...
Link: http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMsa1202099
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