New study shows just how big Obamacare was for minorities

Medicaid expansion has not only reduced the overall number of people in the U.S. without health insurance — it has also narrowed racial gaps in health insurance coverage. According to a new ... Read More

How Massive Medicaid Cuts Will Harm People’s Health

Evidence shows that Medicaid improves people’s health and is particularly vital for babies, older people in need of long-term care and people in rural communities ... Read More

The Affordable Care Act has significantly reduced racial disparities in health care access, report says - CBS News

The Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010 under former President Barack Obama, has expanded health insurance coverage across the U.S. and significantly reduced racial and ethnic disparities in ... Read More

ACA reduced racial, ethnic coverage disparities, with Medicaid expansion states faring the best: report - Fierce Healthcare

The Affordable Care Act reduced racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage and states that expanded Medicaid saw the biggest declines, according to a new analysis. The analysis released ... Read More

The Affordable Care Act has significantly reduced disparities in healthcare, report says - WTOP News

The Affordable Care Act has expanded health insurance coverage across the U.S. and significantly reduced racial and ethnic disparities in access to healthcare, according to a new report by the ... Read More

New report: 302,608 Virginians could lose health insurance (copy)

RICHMOND— More than 302,000 Virginians could lose their health benefits under pending and proposed changes to Medicaid and health insurance purchased under the Affordable Care Act, according to ... Read More

Medicaid Expansion Improved Immigrants' Access to Health Insurance, But Disparities Persist | Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health

Though Medicaid expansion has helped to improve insurance coverage for immigrant populations in the United States, uninsurance rates still remain high for those in the U.S. who are not yet citizens, ... Read More

Who Would Have Health Insurance if Medicaid Expansion Weren't Optional (Published 2014) - The New York Times

A new data set suggests that more than three million people would have gained health insurance across 24 states if the Supreme Court had ruled differently. Read More

Opting Out Of Medicaid Expansion: The Health And Financial Impacts

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase access to health insurance by: 1) requiring states to expand Medicaid eligibility to people with incomes less than 138 percent of the Federal ... Read More

Report: If Medicaid expansion ends, be prepared to pay more for private insurance - Insurance News | InsuranceNewsNet

A new report released last week asks a fairly straightforward question: What would happen to the individual health insurance market in Montana if Medicaid expansion ended? The answer is relatively ... Read More

396,000 Arkansans enroll in health insurance marketplace, Medicaid expansion coverage | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source

WASHINGTON -- More than 396,000 Arkansans have health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace or Medicaid expansion as federal officials report increasing national ... Read More

Report: If Medicaid expansion ends, be prepared to pay more for private insurance in Montana

A new report released last week asks a fairly straightforward question: What would happen to the individual health insurance market in Montana if Medicaid expansion ended? The answer is relatively ... Read More