Two Red States That Embraced Obamacare Have Seen Their Uninsured Rates Plummet Faster Than Anywhere

[Cali_Democrat]

A new Gallup survey has found that the two states with the most dramatic drop in their respective rates of uninsured are Kentucky and Arkansas, both deeply red in presidential years.

The Kentucky rate plummeted from 20.4 to 9.8 percent, while the Arkansas rate dropped from 22.5 to 11.4 percent, Gallup found.

In Kentucky, the state's Republican Party, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has been steadfastly opposed to the health care law that enabled its rate of uninsured to be cut in half over the past year. McConnell has repeatedly called for Obamacare to be repealed "root and branch," while Congress has voted scores of times to rescind it. It remains law.

Arkansas overcame some GOP opposition and accepted an expansion of Medicaid authorized by the Affordable Care Act, contributing significantly to the halving of its own uninsured population.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/24/kynect_n_6743126.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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Look what happens when you embrace the policies of a muslimkenyancommunist America-hating dictator.

People get health coverage and your uninsured rate plummets.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Suprise suprise!!!

Fake Noise mention this,NOT!!!!

[Dustlawyer]

2. This needs to be published all over Texas!!!!!

[Bandit]

3. If only all those people that got Insurance would just vote.....

I would bet less than half do vote and that is why we have Republicans running roughshod over America.

[riqster]

4. This.

[Politicalboi]

5. They probably do vote

And they STILL vote Republican. They don't connect the dots that Medicaid IS Obamacare. They're the one's who when asked which is better, Kennect, or Obamacare? They immediately say Kennect.

[Art_from_Ark]

10. In Arkansas's case, the previous Democratic governor,

Mike Beebe, who was instrumental in expanding Medicaid in the state, could not run for a 3rd term due to term limits (that were put in place after Bill Clinton's 12-year tenure). He most likely would have been re-elected if he could have run. At any rate, last year, the Democrats fielded a weak candidate to replace him, and they made sure he wasn't challenged in the primary. On top of that, one of the Democrats' main issues, raising the minimum wage, was taken away from them when it was introduced as a separate ballot initiative. So the Democrats ended up faring miserably in the election.

[Cha]

6. Kick! Mahalo Cali!

[sinkingfeeling]

7. I wouldn't say that the Republican Party in Arkansas 'embraced' Obamacare.

They have agreed to continue it for one more year.

[Art_from_Ark]

11. How thoughtful of them to extend it for another year

And yes, there is a tinge of in my comment.

[Badass Liberal]

8. Red State Govs

It should be noted that the governors who instituted this were both Democratic - Steve Beshear in KY and Mike Beebe in AR.

[orleans]

9. the unofficial du welcome committee just wanted to say hi