Just yesterday, Gallup released some rather significant findings with regard to the Medicaid expansion offered via the Affordable Care Act.
According to the report, the 21 states which expanded Medicaid and established a state-based marketplace exchange or state-federal partnership have seen their uninsured rates drop to a much greater degree than the 29 states which didn't take advantage of those options afforded to them by the new healthcare law.
Based on these latest numbers, the 21 states which expanded Medicaid and established a state-based marketplace exchange or state-federal partnership have seen their uninsured rates drop by an average of 3.97%. These very states hold the top 13 rankings when it comes to a decrease in the uninsured between 2013 and 2014. The 29 states which didn't expand Medicaid and the like have seen their uninsured rates drop an average of 1.95% - less than half that of the 21 other states. These 29 states hold 20 of the bottom 27 rankings when it comes to a decrease in the uninsured between 2013 and 2014.
Looking even deeper into the numbers, the 21 Medicaid-friendly states possess an average uninsured rate of 10.6%. They include the eight least uninsured states, and 12 of the 14 least uninsured states. The 29 non-Medicaid-friendly states, meanwhile, possess an average uninsured rate of 15.4% - a full 4.8% more than the 21 other states. They include the twelve most uninsured states, and 23 of the 27 most uninsured states.
I find it highly ironic that the Governors whom adamantly declared, "You're not going to jam this healthcare law down our throats!" are the same ones in most need of the healthcare law. Nobody likes anything "jammed" down their throats. However, for the 15.4% of those uninsured in these Governors' states, they'd simply like access to healthcare so doctors can gently, carefully peruse their throats and the rest of their bodies, so they can be at greater odds of staying healthy, and not going bankrupt in the process.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/174290/arkansas-kentucky-report-sharpest-drops-uninsured-rate.aspx#2
According to the report, the 21 states which expanded Medicaid and established a state-based marketplace exchange or state-federal partnership have seen their uninsured rates drop to a much greater degree than the 29 states which didn't take advantage of those options afforded to them by the new healthcare law.
Based on these latest numbers, the 21 states which expanded Medicaid and established a state-based marketplace exchange or state-federal partnership have seen their uninsured rates drop by an average of 3.97%. These very states hold the top 13 rankings when it comes to a decrease in the uninsured between 2013 and 2014. The 29 states which didn't expand Medicaid and the like have seen their uninsured rates drop an average of 1.95% - less than half that of the 21 other states. These 29 states hold 20 of the bottom 27 rankings when it comes to a decrease in the uninsured between 2013 and 2014.
Looking even deeper into the numbers, the 21 Medicaid-friendly states possess an average uninsured rate of 10.6%. They include the eight least uninsured states, and 12 of the 14 least uninsured states. The 29 non-Medicaid-friendly states, meanwhile, possess an average uninsured rate of 15.4% - a full 4.8% more than the 21 other states. They include the twelve most uninsured states, and 23 of the 27 most uninsured states.
I find it highly ironic that the Governors whom adamantly declared, "You're not going to jam this healthcare law down our throats!" are the same ones in most need of the healthcare law. Nobody likes anything "jammed" down their throats. However, for the 15.4% of those uninsured in these Governors' states, they'd simply like access to healthcare so doctors can gently, carefully peruse their throats and the rest of their bodies, so they can be at greater odds of staying healthy, and not going bankrupt in the process.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/174290/arkansas-kentucky-report-sharpest-drops-uninsured-rate.aspx#2
Comments
Post a Comment