The Price of GOP Obamacare Sabotage In One Chart

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/obamacare-state-disparity-theda-skocpol




The difference between the top and the bottom groups tells the whole story. Those states, like California and New York, that have fully bought into the ACA have performed exceedingly well in enrolling their citizens. They're already 43 percent of their way toward their projected Medicaid enrollment, as calculated by Skocpol, and 37 percent of the way there on private coverage.

But as involvement goes down, so does enrollment. Those states, like Florida and Texas, that decided to opt out completely have only enrolled 1.5 percent of their potential Medicaid population if they had expanded the program as originally planned. By leaving their citizens to deal with problem-plagued HealthCare.gov, private enrollment is struggling, too: Only 5.6 percent toward the mark.

That means that thousands in those "Just Say No" states are going without coverage because their state leaders stubbornly refused to participate in any way, shape or form in Obamacare.