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Untangling the Medicaid Maze: Why 56 Different Systems Make Coverage So Hard to Keep

Untangling the Medicaid Maze: Why 56 Different Systems Make Coverage So Hard to Keep

Update: 2025-08-25
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Nikita Singareddy reflects on building technology for America's most complex healthcare system after discovering that 20% of Medicaid enrollees lose coverage due to bureaucratic failures. She shares lessons on why every government case is an "edge case," solving policy problems before building tech solutions, and maintaining an enrollee-first approach across 56 different state systems.

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Untangling the Medicaid Maze: Why 56 Different Systems Make Coverage So Hard to Keep

Untangling the Medicaid Maze: Why 56 Different Systems Make Coverage So Hard to Keep