Gov't Report: 8 States Had Significant Drop in Uninsured

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Eight states saw a significant drop last year in the number of residents going without health insurance, according to a government report out Tuesday that has implications for the presidential campaign.

All but Florida had accepted a Medicaid expansion that is one of two major pathways to coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law. The law's other coverage route is subsidized private insurance, available in all 50 states.

GOP presidential candidates are vowing to repeal "Obamacare," while offering hardly any detail on how they'd replace it without millions losing coverage.

Politically, the eight states with statistically significant coverage gains in the National Health Interview Survey are a mix of red, blue and purple. They are Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and New York. Five have GOP governors.

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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Feb 9, 2016, 10:05 AM ET

[hobbit709]

1. Yep, TX ain't on that list.

[valerief]

2. I guess some Texans would rather die than get healthcare. nt

[hobbit709]

4. If you can't afford it and the state won't go for the Medicaid expansion or anything else, you're

screwed.
I know people that take home about $300/wk and the $70/mo with a $6K+ deductible is out of their reach.

[valerief]

5. I understand. And if they vote, they vote for the guy they want to have

a beer with. Or the gal they want to have a prayer with. That's where they'd rather die. Voting GOP.

[hobbit709]

6. Not the ones I know.

But we keep getting outvoted by the yahoos.

My precinct went 73% Obama in 2008 and 2012

[valerief]

7. I know there are normal, smart people in Texas. Not enough though, since

Teh Stoooopid keep winning.

[enid602]

3. news

Not good news for Bernie or the GOP.

[Android3.14]

8. With the price of ACA coverage and Out of Pocket...

I wonder how many of those newly insured are seeking care.

[pberq]

10. Good point

Saying that there is a drop in the uninsured means nothing if they can't use it. With high copays and deductibles, many plans are almost useless.
Which is why we need single payer.

http://www.pnhp.org/facts/what-is-single-payer
What is Single Payer?
Single-payer national health insurance, also known as “Medicare for all,” is a system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes health care financing, but the delivery of care remains largely in private hands. Under a single-payer system, all residents of the U.S. would be covered for all medically necessary services, including doctor, hospital, preventive, long-term care, mental health, reproductive health care, dental, vision, prescription drug and medical supply costs.

The program would be funded by the savings obtained from replacing today’s inefficient, profit-oriented, multiple insurance payers with a single streamlined, nonprofit, public payer, and by modest new taxes based on ability to pay. Premiums would disappear; 95 percent of all households would save money. Patients would no longer face financial barriers to care such as co-pays and deductibles, and would regain free choice of doctor and hospital. Doctors would regain autonomy over patient care. . .

[Scalded Nun]

9. Kentucky just fixed that shit!

You won't see them on any forward leaning list anytime soon.

And do not fuzzy the issue with KY. They now have a GOP governor. The coverage gains were due to the DEM governor. Hence the resumption of marching to the rear.