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A study of 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act estimates that doing so could add Medicaid coverage for nearly 4 million people.
State |
Adults eligible under expansion |
Estimated total** |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 166,600 | 179,000 |
| Alabama | 204,100 | 217,000 |
| South Dakota | 27,800 | 30,000 |
| South Carolina | 188,000 | 207,000 |
| Georgia | 452,600 | 490,000 |
| Kansas | 82,700 | 90,000 |
| Tennessee | 226,200 | 256,000 |
| North Carolina | 372,400 | 404,000 |
| Texas | 1,432,900 | 1,534,000 |
| Florida | 789,800 | 833,000 |
| Wyoming* | 15,200 | 17,000 |
| Wisconsin | 29,500 | 87,000 |
Estimates are from Kaiser’s analysis of 2019 American Community Survey, one-year estimates.
*Independently, the state of Wyoming released estimates that 24,000 people would be enrolled under Medicaid expansion by the end of the second year of the program.
**Total number of uninsured adults includes currently eligible for Medicaid + adults eligible under ACA expansion.