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'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors

'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors
NPR News Monday 20 July 2026, 09:00 UTC By Rachana Pradhan 1 min read
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Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.(Image credit: Kate Wells for KFF Health News)

Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.

(Image credit: Kate Wells for KFF Health News)

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