SEATTLE, Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- QuoteWizard®, a
LendingTree company, and one of the nation's leading online
insurance marketplaces has released its report ranking which states
have seen the biggest improvement of uninsured rates from 2008.
Key Findings
- Nationwide, the number of uninsured people has decreased by 35%
(12.6 million people) from 2008 to 2017.
- Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act lead to an
increase of 111% (15.2 million people) in the number of people
enrolled in Medicaid from 2008 to 2017.
- West Virginia, Kentucky and Michigan saw greatest improvement in uninsured
rates from 2008 to 2017.
- South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming saw least improvement in uninsured
rates from 2008 to 2017.
- 35 states have adopted Medicaid expansion, leading to the
improved uninsured rates across the nation.
The driving force behind the drop in uninsured rates is likely
the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. ACA laws
increased eligibility for adults with incomes below 138% of the
federal poverty level to be covered under Medicaid. While the ACA
increased eligibility for Medicaid, many states have not adopted
Medicaid expansion. Currently there are 35 states that have adopted
some form of Medicaid expansion. It's those states who have adopted
Medicaid expansion that saw the greatest decrease in uninsured
people from 2008 to 2017. Among the top 20 states to decrease their
rate of uninsured from 2008 to 2017, 19 have adopted Medicaid
expansion.
To view the full report, visit:
https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/states-with-biggest-improvement-uninsured-rates
Methodology
QuoteWizard analyzed health insurance coverage rates in all 50
states to see which states had the greatest improvement in
uninsured rates. To get health insurance improvement rates, we
compared uninsured rates from 2008 versus 2017 to find which states
saw the greatest rate of improvement. States ranked 1 to 50, with 1
being the greatest improvement in uninsured rates and 50 being the
lowest rate of improvement. We paired Medicaid increases from 2008
versus 2017 to show a correlation between states that participated
in Medicaid expansion and those that saw a greater improvement in
uninsured rates.
The ranking is based on the rates
Rank
(decrease)
|
State
|
2008
uninsured
|
2017
uninsured
|
% decrease of
uninsured
|
% Medicaid
increase
|
1
|
West
Virginia
|
244,100
|
90,800
|
-63%
|
171%
|
2
|
Kentucky
|
507,000
|
192,000
|
-62%
|
171%
|
3
|
Michigan
|
973,700
|
427,300
|
-56%
|
90%
|
4
|
Rhode
Island
|
91,400
|
40,700
|
-55%
|
134%
|
5
|
Arkansas
|
424,200
|
197,800
|
-53%
|
167%
|
6
|
California
|
5,185,500
|
2,446,600
|
-53%
|
166%
|
7
|
New Mexico
|
334,200
|
158,900
|
-52%
|
212%
|
8
|
Vermont
|
47,700
|
23,000
|
-52%
|
52%
|
9
|
Oregon
|
492,000
|
243,100
|
-51%
|
276%
|
10
|
Ohio
|
1,097,900
|
542,700
|
-51%
|
119%
|
11
|
New York
|
1,924,400
|
970,900
|
-50%
|
82%
|
12
|
Louisiana
|
663,400
|
340,000
|
-49%
|
183%
|
13
|
Iowa
|
212,300
|
111,400
|
-48%
|
110%
|
14
|
Illinois
|
1,382,700
|
744,300
|
-46%
|
91%
|
15
|
New
Hampshire
|
123,400
|
66,500
|
-46%
|
128%
|
16
|
Colorado
|
635,000
|
348,800
|
-45%
|
270%
|
17
|
Montana
|
137,700
|
77,200
|
-44%
|
197%
|
18
|
Minnesota
|
351,900
|
197,900
|
-44%
|
86%
|
19
|
Washington
|
690,600
|
388,400
|
-44%
|
159%
|
20
|
Wisconsin
|
415,100
|
236,100
|
-43%
|
50%
|
21
|
Maryland
|
519,900
|
301,000
|
-42%
|
204%
|
22
|
Pennsylvania
|
947,300
|
550,000
|
-42%
|
99%
|
23
|
Hawaii
|
70,400
|
41,800
|
-41%
|
123%
|
24
|
Arizona
|
871,400
|
544,700
|
-37%
|
89%
|
25
|
Delaware
|
69,800
|
43,900
|
-37%
|
51%
|
26
|
Indiana
|
683,300
|
435,300
|
-36%
|
107%
|
27
|
United
States
|
36,238,300
|
23,585,300
|
-35%
|
111%
|
28
|
Connecticut
|
251,500
|
168,000
|
-33%
|
117%
|
29
|
New Jersey
|
873,200
|
586,100
|
-33%
|
116%
|
30
|
Nevada
|
401,100
|
269,300
|
-33%
|
397%
|
31
|
Massachusetts
|
226,000
|
158,700
|
-30%
|
71%
|
32
|
Alaska
|
110,000
|
79,500
|
-28%
|
236%
|
33
|
Utah
|
288,400
|
209,200
|
-27%
|
69%
|
34
|
Kansas
|
272,000
|
199,200
|
-27%
|
76%
|
35
|
Missouri
|
631,600
|
462,800
|
-27%
|
33%
|
36
|
Tennessee
|
709,600
|
543,200
|
-23%
|
62%
|
37
|
Maine
|
117,600
|
90,500
|
-23%
|
-10%
|
38
|
Idaho
|
202,400
|
157,400
|
-22%
|
150%
|
39
|
Mississippi
|
396,000
|
309,500
|
-22%
|
52%
|
40
|
Alabama
|
529,500
|
414,500
|
-22%
|
76%
|
41
|
Florida
|
2,916,000
|
2,292,900
|
-21%
|
130%
|
42
|
Georgia
|
1,449,600
|
1,155,400
|
-20%
|
83%
|
43
|
North
Carolina
|
1,181,000
|
944,500
|
-20%
|
78%
|
44
|
South
Carolina
|
594,500
|
477,800
|
-20%
|
78%
|
45
|
Oklahoma
|
551,900
|
452,700
|
-18%
|
46%
|
46
|
Virginia
|
723,500
|
615,200
|
-15%
|
75%
|
47
|
North
Dakota
|
48,400
|
41,600
|
-14%
|
76%
|
48
|
Nebraska
|
151,200
|
130,500
|
-14%
|
49%
|
49
|
Wyoming
|
61,000
|
54,900
|
-10%
|
103%
|
50
|
Texas
|
4,351,000
|
3,925,600
|
-10%
|
89%
|
51
|
South
Dakota
|
66,700
|
63,600
|
-5%
|
47%
|
About QuoteWizard
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