What If Every Voter Denied Medicaid Expansion By Republicans Voted Democratic?

[Playinghardball]

A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that 4.8 million Americans will be denied health insurance because Republican governors and legislatures have refused to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act.

Another study, called Health Care for America Now (HCAN), was released last week and found that 4,831,590 people were being denied Medicaid in red states, nearly duplicating Kaiser’s result. HCAN went a step further and estimated that the result of not expanding insurance to these eligible residents would result in the loss of 27,000 lives in 2014, while denying the states $42.6 billion a year in economic activity.

Most of these people who earn too much for Medicaid and too little to purchase insurance in the health care exchanges — 79 percent — live in southern states.

More here: http://www.nationalmemo.com/what-if-every-voter-denied-medicaid-expansion-by-republicans-voted-democratic/

[mike_c]

1. most will probably vote republican while CHEERING their victory over affordable health insurance....

Go figure.

[polichick]

2. Yeah - they identify with their oppressors.

[Coyotl]

3. They really are a lot like a Jim Jones cult!

Digging their own grave, one issue at a time.

[Gothmog]

4. That is the premise of "Texas Left Me Out"

Texas Democrats and others are trying to mobilize the voters who were left out by the refusal to expand Medicaid http://www.democraticunderground.com/107813898

[Bandit]

5. I suspect that many if not most that might be eligible for medicaid just don't vote...PERIOD

I think many that are down and out don't feel they have any representation at all and don't bother to participate. Most are quite apathetic and just try to get by.

[MineralMan]

6. Those of them who turn out and vote probably will.

Lots won't go to the polls, though, for many reasons. We Democrats need to help them do that, from registering them to vote to assisting them in getting to the polls.

GOTV 2014!