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Is Medicaid Expansion Just?

While Jared Bernstein and Hannah Katch make several valid points in their letter 'What if Medicaid Hadn't Grown in the U.S.?' (June 12), they miss John Cogan's point. His argument is that the program originally reserved for the poor has expanded to include millions of able-bodied adults who scam the system rather than enter the workforce. If the authors want more proof, they should consult Nick Stehle's account, 'My Son Is Counting on Medicaid Work Requirements' (Cross Country, June 7). My own personal experience with our son who has special needs reinforces the point: We had to fight tooth and nail to obtain services for him, as did many of the families we know in similar circumstances. Meanwhile, incarcerated criminals had better access to healthcare. Merely quoting studies misses the personal aspects of this issue. Robert Oristaglio