The 15 states that have made the least amount of progress toward implementing health insurance exchanges are primed to see the largest declines in their uninsured rates when the exchanges go live in 2014, according to a report from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (pdf).
Researchers noted that compared to the states that have made significant or moderate progress in creating an exchange, states that are behind will most likely have the largest percentage drop in uncompensated care spending, will see greater increases in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment and will eventually receive more in federal subsidies.
The 15 "slow-moving" states — Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming — are predicted to see a 12 percent drop in nonelderly uninsured rates and a 59 percent drop in uncompensated care, both significantly higher than other states.
Researchers noted that compared to the states that have made significant or moderate progress in creating an exchange, states that are behind will most likely have the largest percentage drop in uncompensated care spending, will see greater increases in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment and will eventually receive more in federal subsidies.
The 15 "slow-moving" states — Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming — are predicted to see a 12 percent drop in nonelderly uninsured rates and a 59 percent drop in uncompensated care, both significantly higher than other states.
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