Why you should care about Oregon
For those of you who haven’t heard, there is big news out of Oregon.
Oregon is a fascinating place right now for those interested in health policy, and here’s why: What amounts to a giant experiment on the expansion of Medicaid is taking place there as we speak. In 2008, Oregon had a limited amount of funding to expand Medicaid. There were far more people who wanted to join the Medicaid pool than could be funded.
I love the way this med student writes. This is a fascinating account of an “accidental” randomised controlled trial of government spending on health (Medicaid in the US).