A look at the 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 Decision pending 128,000 |
Arizona Federal exchange Expanding 1,306,000 |
Arkansas Federal-state partnership Decision pending-x 545,000 |
California State exchange Expanding 7,471,000 |
Colorado State exchange Expanding 817,000 |
Connecticut State exchange Expanding 391,000 |
Delaware Federal-state partnership Expanding 115,000 |
Washington, D.C. State exchange Expanding 65,000 |
Florida Decision pending Decision pending 3,952,000 |
Georgia Federal exchange Not expanding 1,992,000 |
Hawaii State exchange Expanding 102,000 |
Idaho State exchange Decision pending 239,000 |
Illinois Federal-state partnership Expanding 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 Not expanding 146,000 |
Maryland State exchange Expanding 734,000 |
Massachusetts State exchange Expanding 215,000 |
Michigan Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,336,000 |
Minnesota State exchange Expanding 453,000 |
Mississippi Decision pending Not expanding 530,000 |
Missouri Federal exchange Decision pending-x 780,000 |
Montana Decision pending Decision pending-x 179,000 |
Nebraska Federal exchange Decision pending 226,000 |
Nevada State exchange Expanding 555,000 |
New Hampshire Decision pending Decision pending 136,000 |
New Jersey Federal exchange Decision pending 1,334,000 |
New Mexico State exchange Expanding 506,000 |
New York State exchange Expanding 2,780,000 |
North Carolina Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,583,000 |
North Dakota Decision pending Decision pending-x 74,000 |
Ohio Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,578,000 |
Oklahoma Federal exchange Not expanding 597,000 |
Oregon State exchange Expanding 678,000 |
Pennsylvania Federal exchange Decision pending 1,319,000 |
Rhode Island State exchange Expanding 122,000 |
South Carolina Federal exchange Not expanding 754,000 |
South Dakota Federal-state partnership Not expanding 108,000 |
Tennessee Federal exchange Decision pending 982,000 |
Texas Federal exchange Not expanding 6,654,000 |
Utah State exchange Decision pending 424,000 |
Vermont State exchange Expanding 61,000 |
Virginia Federal exchange Not expanding 1,023,000 |
Washington State exchange Expanding 812,000 |
West Virginia Federal-state partnership Decision pending 266,000 |
Wisconsin Federal exchange Decision pending 562,000 |
Wyoming Federal exchange Not expanding 84,000 |
x-governor supports |
legislature must approve |
Sources: Associated Press Research, U.S. Health and Human Services Department and the Urban Institute. |