Millions would gain coverage through expanded Medicaid

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New research released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has determined that if the 19 states that have not yet currently expanded Medicaid benefits were to do so in 2017, up to over 5 million fewer people would go uninsured.

The research RWJF utilized for the report is based on Medicaid and Healthcare Marketplace data.

The states where the largest drops would occur are Texas, Georgia, and Florida. Groups that would see the largest drops in uninsured rates are adults without kids (over 3.5 million), people with only a high school education (over 2 million), and Hispanics/Latinos (1.2 million).

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As part of the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states can expand Medicaid eligibility for all adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). By the summer of 2014, 26 states and the District of Columbia had expanded their Medicaid benefits.