In the current debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some policymakers have argued that Medicaid is a broken program that provides enrollees with inadequate access to physicians. While numerous studies demonstrate that Medicaid increases access to care,^1,2 the literature has less frequently focused on patient satisfaction among Medicaid enrollees themselves. We analyzed a newly released government survey examining Medicaid beneficiaries’ experiences in the program.

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全国医疗补助受益人的经验和对医疗保健的满意度调查

在当前有关《平价医疗法案》（ACA）的辩论中，一些政策制定者认为，医疗补助计划是一项残破的计划，使参保人员无法充分利用医生。尽管大量研究表明，医疗补助增加了获得护理的机会，[ ^{1] [ 2]}但文献很少将重点放在医疗补助参加者自身的患者满意度上。我们分析了一项新发布的政府调查，调查了医疗补助受益人在该计划中的经历。