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December 3, 2012 @ 5:38 am
| An early look at the routes states are taking to implement President Barack Obama's health care law, including health insurance exchanges and expansion of Medicaid coverage, along with the number of people in each state who don't have health insurance: |
| STATE EXCHANGE OPTION MEDICAID OPTION UNINSURED RESIDENTS |
| Alabama Federal exchange Not expanding 696,000 |
| Alaska Federal exchange Decision pending 128,000 |
| Arizona Federal exchange Decision pending 1,306,000 |
| Arkansas Federal-state partnership Decision pending 545,000 |
| California State exchange Expanding 7,471,000 |
| Colorado State exchange Decision pending 817,000 |
| Connecticut State exchange Expanding 391,000 |
| Delaware Federal-state partnership Expanding 115,000 |
| Washington, D.C. State exchange Expanding 65,000 |
| Florida Decision pending Decision pending 3,952,000 |
| Georgia Federal exchange Not expanding 1,992,000 |
| Hawaii State exchange Expanding 102,000 |
| Idaho Decision pending Decision pending 239,000 |
| Illinois Federal-state partnership Expanding 1,795,000 |
| Indiana Federal exchange Decision pending 856,000 |
| Iowa Decision pending Decision pending 292,000 |
| Kansas Federal exchange Decision pending 361,000 |
| Kentucky State exchange Decision pending 727,000 |
| Louisiana Federal exchange Not expanding 811,000 |
| Maine Federal exchange Not expanding 146,000 |
| Maryland State exchange Expanding 734,000 |
| Massachusetts State exchange Expanding 215,000 |
| Michigan Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,336,000 |
| Minnesota State exchange Expanding 453,000 |
| Mississippi State exchange Not expanding 530,000 |
| Missouri Federal exchange Decision pending 780,000 |
| Montana Decision pending Decision pending 179,000 |
| Nebraska Federal exchange Decision pending 226,000 |
| Nevada State exchange Decision pending 555,000 |
| New Hampshire Decision pending Decision pending 136,000 |
| New Jersey Decision pending Decision pending 1,334,000 |
| New Mexico State exchange Decision pending 506,000 |
| New York State exchange Expanding 2,780,000 |
| North Carolina Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,583,000 |
| North Dakota Decision pending Decision pending 74,000 |
| Ohio Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,578,000 |
| Oklahoma Federal exchange Not expanding 597,000 |
| Oregon State exchange Expanding 678,000 |
| Pennsylvania Decision pending Decision pending 1,319,000 |
| Rhode Island State exchange Expanding 122,000 |
| South Carolina Federal exchange Not expanding 754,000 |
| South Dakota Federal exchange Unlikely in 2014 108,000 |
| Tennessee Decision pending Decision pending 982,000 |
| Texas Federal exchange Not expanding 6,654,000 |
| Utah Decision pending Decision pending 424,000 |
| Vermont State exchange Expanding 61,000 |
| Virginia Federal exchange Decision pending 1,023,000 |
| Washington State exchange Expanding 812,000 |
| West Virginia Federal-state partnership Decision pending 266,000 |
| Wisconsin Federal exchange Decision pending 562,000 |
| Wyoming Federal exchange Decision pending 84,000 |
| Source: Associated Press Research, U.S. Health and Human Services Department and the Urban Institute. |
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