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Medicaid expansion may help shrink health gaps between black and white babies

Better access to health care is reducing disparities, a study of 15.6 million infants finds

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SHRINKING DISPARITIES  A new study suggests that expanding Medicaid helps close racial health gaps between black and white newborns.

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By Sujata Gupta

- More than 2 years ago

Black babies in the United States are twice as likely as white infants to be born at low birth weight, and 1.5