Mankato Free Press

By: Brain Arola

Proposed cuts to Medicaid would disproportionately impact children and adults in rural areas and small towns, according to a report released Wednesday.

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The analysis from researchers at Georgetown University and the University of North Carolina used census data to compare Medicaid enrollment and uninsured rates before and after Medicaid was expanded once the Affordable Care Act went into effect.

“For these rural communities, the significant Medicaid cuts would have a very devastating impact not only today but also in the future,” Joan Alker, a Georgetown researcher who co-authored the report, said during a conference call Tuesday.

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