State Border Splits Neighbors Into Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots – NPR

Highlighting Illinois vs. Missouri: State borders have become arbitrary dividing lines between Medicaid's haves and have-nots, with Americans in similar financial straits facing vastly different health care fortunes. This affects everything from whether diseases are caught early to whether people can stay well enough to work.

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