States are all over the map on health overhaul
Jan 23, 2012, 8:20 AM
(AP) – A list of states and their uninsured population, grouped according to the progress they have made in establishing health insurance exchanges, a linchpin for expanding coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law.
ADOPTED A PLAN
State Uninsured Population (Est.)
California 7,471,382
Colorado 817,264
Connecticut 390,862
Washington, D.C. 65,253
Hawaii 102,115
Maryland 734,044
Massachusetts 214,894
Nevada 555,193
Oregon 677,599
Rhode Island 121,675
Utah 424,220
Vermont 61,152
Washington 812,012
West Virginia 265,677
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS
State Uninsured Population (Est.)
Alabama 696,118
Arizona 1,305,846
Delaware 114,609
Illinois 1,794,685
Indiana 855,635
Iowa 291,718
Maine 146,161
Michigan 1,336,484
Minnesota 453,310
Mississippi 529,703
Nebraska 225,830
New Jersey 1,333,880
New Mexico 506,466
New York 2,780,202
North Carolina 1,583,235
Pennsylvania 1,319,094
Virginia 1,023,247
OUTLOOK UNCLEAR
State Uninsured Population (Est.)
Alaska 128,074
Georgia 1,992,002
Idaho 239,073
Kansas 361,310
Kentucky 726,674
Missouri 780,077
Montana 178,785
North Dakota 74,092
Ohio 1,578,061
Oklahoma 596,817
South Carolina 753,650
South Dakota 108,011
Tennessee 981,670
Texas 6,654,183
Wisconsin 562,376
Wyoming 83,587
NO SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS
State Uninsured Population (Est.)
Arkansas 545,192
Florida 3,951,924
Louisiana 810,894
New Hampshire 136,023
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Sources: Associated Press, Urban Institute
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