Yes, Cut Medicaid — It Won't Be as Painful as You Think | Michael F. Cannon | Cato Institute: Commentary

Yes, Cut Medicaid — It Won't Be as Painful as You Think | Michael F. Cannon | Cato Institute: Commentary: "In 1996, Congress eliminated Medicaid eligibility for many non-citizen immigrants.Coverage among non-citizen immigrants actually increased — the opposite of what one might expect — because non-citizen immigrants responded to the cuts by obtaining jobs with health benefits.

In 2005, Missouri cut 100,000 people from its Medicaid rolls. The number of adults with health insurance fell, but by a smaller amount than the number cut from the Medicaid rolls, because private insurance filled part of the gap. With children, the news was even better. Missouri cut loose one fifth of all low-income children enrolled in Medicaid, yet the coverage rate among low-income children did not change. Private insurance filled the entire gap."