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

NPR News·July 20, 2026·1 min read

Complex computer systems determining Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are now inundating those systems, causing disabled patients to face denials from IT errors. One patient said, 'I just wanted to give up.' The issue highlights systemic flaws in benefit processing.

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