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Study Suggests Former Inmates Struggle To Access Medical Care — Even When It’s Nearly Free. (stories.tamu.edu)

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Researchers found that many former prisoners, despite being enrolled in Medicaid, stop taking medications for chronic illness shortly after their release.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I die inside a little each time I see it. When there is a conflict between money and science, science should not be the one sacrificed for the sake of the other. Even if your only goal is money, wealth in a healthy society is worth vastly more than wealth atop a dung heap.