A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect the uninsured population state-by-state.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more than 25 million uninsured people will be eligible for coverage through Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and the health insurance exchanges in 2014, according to a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Researchers examined how the healthcare reform law will affect the uninsured population state-by-state.
Key findings from the report include the following:
1. In states not currently planning to expand Medicaid, the portion of uninsured residents eligible for coverage assistance through Medicaid, CHIP or subsidized insurance exchange plans ranges from 34 percent in
2. In states committed to expanding Medicaid under the PPACA, the portion of uninsured residents who will be eligible for assistance will range from 59 percent in
3. Under the healthcare reform law, the uninsured population could shrink by 28 to 38 percent in states not expanding Medicaid.
4. Eight states that plan to expand Medicaid will see their uninsured populations decrease by more than 50 percent, with
5. Among the people who remain uninsured under the PPACA in 2014, the amount who will qualify for coverage assistance in states not expanding Medicaid is expected to range from 24 percent in
6. Among states expanding Medicaid, the portion of remaining uninsured in 2014 who will be eligible for assistance ranges from 46 percent in
For more information, view the full report here.
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