The Washington Post analyzed Tuesday’s Census data to find that an “obvious way” to further cut the nation’s rate of uninsurance would be to expand the state-federal health insurance program for low-income people in the 19 states that opted not to take advantage of this part of the federal health law.
The Washington Post:
The Striking Difference Between States That Expanded Medicaid And The Ones That Didn’t
The number of Americans without health insurance declined to 9.1 percent last year, according to federal data released Tuesday. A set of maps released by the Census Bureau suggests an obvious way to decrease the uninsured rate even more: expand Medicaid in the 19 states that haven’t. (Johnson, 9/13)
But in Texas, lawmakers appear to have little interest in pursuing the expansion –
Texas Tribune:
Key Texas Lawmakers Show Little Appetite For Medicaid Expansion
The chairman of the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee and …
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