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In reply to the discussion: The Cruelty of Republican States in One Chart [View all]just how unevenly Medicaid was being applied and the cruelty of rejecting the expansion.
About half of the 17 million Americans eligible for Medicaid will gain coverage in the states that accepted the expansion, but the other half will suffer because Republicans hate the law.
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Top 10 states where eligibility is highest are also on top 10 healthiest states in US.
JaneyVee
Oct 2013
#10
That chart appears to mix yearly/monthly incomes. Here is an accurate PDF from medicaid.gov
seveneyes
Oct 2013
#34
Your chart in the OP uses a family of 3, not individuals (n/t) and done. Go on w/your bad self.
whttevrr
Oct 2013
#47