Obamacare/Kynect is very popular with Kentucky’s residents, many of whom are enjoying health insurance for the first time in their lives. (UH OH RED STATE POOR PEOPLE LKE IT!) They have been primed by Republican politicians to hate the president and any policy he endorses — including his signature health care plan — but they don’t want to give up Obamacare’s benefits. Kentucky is emblematic of the states that have received substantial assists from Obamacare. It is largely rural and is among the poorest states. It has also long ranked near the bottom in several health indicators, including obesity rates, cancer deaths and smoking rates. Obamacare has been a boon for its residents, cutting the rate of uninsured in half. According to The New York Times, people who live in rural areas are among the biggest winners from the Affordable Care Act. Other groups who have reaped substantial benefits are blacks, Latinos, women and younger Americans between 18-34. Here’s another reason that Obamacare is here to stay: Its expansion of Medicaid is a boon to the states that have taken advantage of it. After the Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid expansion was optional, most Republican governors vowed to resist it — even though the federal government will pay one hundred percent of the cost for the first three years and 90 percent thereafter. But some of those GOP governors are now having second thoughts as rural hospitals are forced to close down for lack of funds and poor people are sidelined by preventable illnesses. Several GOP governors have already expanded Medicaid — which provides health insurance for the poor — and others are considering doing so. -
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:55:35 +0000
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