A look at how states are putting in place President Barack Obama’s health care law, including health insurance exchanges and expansion of Medicaid coverage, along with the number of people in each state who don’t have health insurance: |
STATE EXCHANGE OPTION MEDICAID OPTION UNINSURED RESIDENTS |
Alabama Federal exchange Not expanding 696,000 |
Alaska Federal exchange Not expanding 128,000 |
Arizona Federal exchange Plans expansion 1,306,000 |
Arkansas Federal-state partnership Decision pending-x 545,000 |
California State exchange Plans expansion 7,471,000 |
Colorado State exchange Plans expansion 817,000 |
Connecticut State exchange Plans expansion 391,000 |
Delaware Federal-state partnership Plans expansion 115,000 |
Washington, D.C. State exchange Plans expansion 65,000 |
Florida Federal exchange Decision pending-x 3,952,000 |
Georgia Federal exchange Not expanding 1,992,000 |
Hawaii State exchange Plans expansion 102,000 |
Idaho State exchange Decision pending 239,000 |
Illinois Federal-state partnership Plans expansion 1,795,000 |
Indiana Federal exchange Decision pending 856,000 |
Iowa Federal-state partnership Decision pending 292,000 |
Kansas Federal exchange Decision pending 361,000 |
Kentucky State exchange Decision pending 727,000 |
Louisiana Federal exchange Not expanding 811,000 |
Maine Federal exchange Decision pending 146,000 |
Maryland State exchange Plans expansion 734,000 |
Massachusetts State exchange Plans expansion 215,000 |
Michigan Status unclear Plans expansion 1,336,000 |
Minnesota State exchange Plans expansion 453,000 |
Mississippi Federal exchange Not expanding 530,000 |
Missouri Federal exchange Decision pending-x 780,000 |
Montana Federal exchange Decision pending-x 179,000 |
Nebraska Federal exchange Decision pending 226,000 |
Nevada State exchange Plans expansion 555,000 |
New Hampshire Federal-state partnership Plans expansion 136,000 |
New Jersey Federal exchange Plans expansion 1,334,000 |
New Mexico State exchange Plans expansion 506,000 |
New York State exchange Plans expansion 2,780,000 |
North Carolina Federal exchange Not expanding 1,583,000 |
North Dakota Federal exchange Decision pending-x 74,000 |
Ohio Federal exchange-xx Plans expansion 1,578,000 |
Oklahoma Federal exchange Not expanding 597,000 |
Oregon State exchange Plans expansion 678,000 |
Pennsylvania Federal exchange Not expanding 1,319,000 |
Rhode Island State exchange Plans expansion 122,000 |
South Carolina Federal exchange Not expanding 754,000 |
South Dakota Federal exchange Not expanding 108,000 |
Tennessee Federal exchange Decision pending 982,000 |
Texas Federal exchange Not expanding 6,654,000 |
Utah Status unclear Decision pending 424,000 |
Vermont State exchange Plans expansion 61,000 |
Virginia Federal exchange-xx Decision pending 1,023,000 |
Washington State exchange Plans expansion 812,000 |
West Virginia Federal-state partnership Decision pending 266,000 |
Wisconsin Federal exchange Not expanding 562,000 |
Wyoming Federal exchange Not expanding 84,000 |
x-governor supports Medicaid expansion | legislature must approve |
xx-state will oversee exchange insurance plans under federal law |
Sources: Associated Press Research, U.S. Health and Human Services Department and the Urban Institute. |
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