Yes. If you live in a state that doesn't embrace Obamacare you likely need to move to another state that does if you have a life threatening health event. Otherwise, you might just die in states that don't embrace Obamacare. Because those states that don't embrace Obamacare are sort of cutting off their noses to spite their faces. And if you need health care to survive you might die unnecessarily in those kinds of states. This is a given.
There's A Big Difference Between States Embracing Obamacare And Those Who Aren't
The rate of uninsured is dropping significantly...
There's A Big Difference Between States Embracing Obamacare And Those Who Aren't
By Brett LoGiurato
17 hours ago
AP
The rate of uninsured is dropping significantly more in states that
have set up their own insurance exchanges and have expanded the federal
Medicaid program, according to a new survey from Gallup released Wednesday morning.
States that had chosen to set up
their own exchanges and expand Medicaid already had lower uninsured
rates to begin with, but the new data shows the disparity widening.
According to the data, the
uninsured rate in states that have both set up their own exchanges in
the health insurance marketplace and have expanded Medicaid dropped to
13.6 percent in the first quarter of 2014. That was a 2.5 percent
year-over-year drop.
On the other hand, the rate of
uninsured in states that have either not set up their own exchanges or
expanded Medicaid stands at 17.9 percent. That's only a 0.8 percent
decline from the same first-quarter period last year.
Overall, 24 states have declined
to expand the Medicaid program. Only 17 states and the District of
Columbia have set up their own exchanges.
Here's a chart from Gallup:
Gallup
The Congressional Budget Office said Monday about
12 million net people had gained insurance coverage through programs
established by the Affordable Care Act, including federal and state
insurance marketplaces and Medicaid expansion. The expansion of
Medicaid accounted for about 7 million of the gains. A RAND Corp. study released last week said
about 6 million net people had gained coverage through Medicaid
expansion. According to the CBO, the uninsured rate fell to 16
percent.
The CBO also projected 19
million people will gain coverage by 2015, 25 million more by 2016, and
26 million more by 2026. The CBO also projects 19 million people will
gain coverage by 2015, 25 million more by 2016, and 26 million more by
2026.
The Obama administration has spent much of the past two weeks trumpeting the law in spite of a disastrous rollout
. Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, who
resigned last week, said 7.5 million people had enrolled in plans
through the exchanges by the end of the law's first open enrollment
period on March 31.
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