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... the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate our daily lives and continuing the movement to highlight systemic racism. As patient advocates, we can add another “remarkable” to the list: within a five-week period this summer in two states where elected officials had been resistant, ... was accomplished: These mark the fifth and sixth states since 2017 to pass Medicaid expansion via ballot measure, following in the footsteps of Maine, Idaho, Nebraska and Utah. Notably, policymakers in each of these states had historically been reluctant to expand access to care through Medicaid. By no means is a ballot measure always the most ...