Top 10 states with lower uninsured rates after PPACA [infographic]

Both Wallethub and KFF reached their projections using the following methodology:  

• Number of uninsured adults (under the age of 64) pre-PPACA minus new Medicaid enrollees minus net private plan enrollees.
• The total net private plan enrollees is calculated by multiplying the total private plan enrollees by the proportion estimated to have been previously uninsured (57 percent of the main findings).

As of June 10, 2014, the KFF reports that there are 27 states including the District of Columbia that are implementing Medicaid expansion in 2014. Three states (IN, PA and UT) are open for debate and 21 states that are not expanding at this time.

The states that did not expand Medicaid are:

• Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana*, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania*, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah*, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. (*Open to debate.)

The states that are expanding or have expanded Medicaid are:

• Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

Check out our infographic below and see also: Early group health numbers show shrinkage.