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A New York Times article disclosed that 14 million Americans live in poverty  and have no access to health care. I find this statistic shocking as we’ll as unacceptable. Living in “the land of the free,” which is filled with opportunity and government aid, I would presume that lack of health care was an issue that affected only a small group of Americans. So to find out that so many Americans in need of health care do not qualify for insurance programs baffles me. I do think the American government has an obligation to provide health care for all Americans. Most of us are tax paying citizens and therefore our money should go to government programs that benefit us. Such a program is Medicaid. I think the federal government should mandate states that oppose expanding Medicaid, to lower poverty criteria so more Americans can qualify for insurance. this idea is not foolproof but it is a good start in getting health coverage to the millions who need it.

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