The analysis found “blue” states are faring better than “red” states in the effort to insure their populations, and states that expanded Medicaid have an average uninsured rate 3.35 percentage points lower than those that opted out of Medicaid expansion, according to the report. Oregon, Nevada and Kentucky topped the list of states that saw the biggest decrease in their uninsured rate between 2010 and 2014. Maine, Massachusetts and Missouri have seen the smallest decrease in their uninsured rate over the same time period, though some states had a smaller margin of uninsured to begin.
WalletHub’s analysis highlighted the following states with the highest and lowest uninsured rate in 2014.
States with the lowest uninsured rate
1. Massachusetts — 3.28 percent uninsured
2. Vermont — 4.95 percent
3. Hawaii — 5.27 percent
4. District of Columbia — 5.28 percent
5. Minnesota — 5.88 percent
States with the highest uninsured rate
47. Oklahoma — 15.36 percent
48. Georgia — 15.83 percent
49. Florida — 16.57 percent
50. Alaska — 17.21 percent
51. Texas — 19.06 percent
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