One of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's central goals is to reduce the number of uninsured Americans. And while the uninsured rate has dropped to a record low of roughly 13.4 percent nationwide, according to Gallup numbers, rates vary dramatically across states.
Wallethub, a personal finance social network, analyzed data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Census Bureau to determine which states have the best and worst uninsured rates following the implementation of PPACA.
The data are an initial projection of uninsured rates post-PPACA for 43 states and the District of Columbia. Seven states were excluded from analysis due to data limitations, analysts said.
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We've already revealed the top 10 states with the lowest uninsured rates post-PPACA. Now here are the top 10 states with the highest uninsured rates following the implementation of the PPACA.
35. Georgia
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 21.66 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 18.16 percent
Difference before and after: -3.50 percent
36. Wyoming
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 18.92 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 18.29 percent
Difference before and after: -0.63 percent
37. Oklahoma
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 19.76 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 18.33 percent
Difference before and after: -1.43 percent
38. Alaska
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 20.48 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 18.96 percent
Difference before and after: -1.52 percent
Photo: Matanuska Glacier in Alaska. Credit: freedigitalphotos.net
39. Nevada
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 26.52 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 19.58 percent
Difference before and after: -6.94 percent
40. New Mexico
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 24.29 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 19.59 percent
Difference before and after: -4.69 percent
Photo: Joe Cavaretta/The Associated Press
41. Florida
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 24.73 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 19.61 percent
Difference before and after: -5.12 percent
42. Louisiana
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 22.41 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 20.91 percent
Difference before and after: -1.50 percent
Photo: Orlando, Florida. Getty Images.
43. Mississippi
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 18.11 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 21.46 percent
Difference before and after: +3.34 percent
44. Texas
Pre-PPACA uninsured rate: 26.80 percent
Post-PPACA projected uninsured rate: 24.81 percent
Difference before and after: -1.99 percent
Photo: Dallas skyline. Credit: freedigitalphotos.net.
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