The report, released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, also made the following findings:
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In states that have expanded Medicaid eligibility, 68 percent of the uninsured became eligible for financial assistance with health insurance coverage in 2014.
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In states that have not expanded Medicaid eligibility, 44 percent of the uninsured became eligible for financial assistance in 2014.
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Eighteen percent of uninsured individuals became eligible for subsidized private insurance through the new health insurance marketplace in states that have expanded Medicaid eligibility.
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Twenty-six percent of uninsured individuals became eligible for subsidized private insurance in 2014 in states that have not expanded Medicaid eligibility.
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