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A GOP congressman backed medicaid work requirements. His voters might be exempt.

When U.S. Rep. David Valadao defended voting for a bill aimed at reducing Medicaid spending by billions, the Republican noted his role in securing a key provision that will require some adult beneficiaries to work — a mandate he called “not an unreasonable ask.” But the voters in his California Central Valley district, home to one of the most competitive House races in the nation, might get a pass from the Medicaid work rules…

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Professor: Wealth disparities lead to health disparities

A professor who for decades has studied linkages between socioeconomic status, access to medical care and health outcomes says the widening gap between rich and poor may be increasing health inequities, despite efforts to reduce them. Bruce Link, a professor of public policy and sociology…

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