Posted on Sep 17, 2022
Texas leads the country in the percentage of uninsured people
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Almost 1 out of every 5 Texans was uninsured in 2021. That's according to the Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
The census data, released this week, showed that 18% of Texans were uninsured in 2021. It was a very different story in Massachusetts, where 2 1/2% of the residents were uninsured.
Census Bureau officials say a number of factors influence whether a person has health insurance or not. But a key factor could be whether the state a person lives in expanded its Medicaid eligibility to lower-income families.
The census data shows that the five states with the highest uninsured rates did not expand its Medicaid eligibility. Texas leads that category followed by Oklahoma, Georgia, Wyoming and Florida.
A total of 36 states and the District of Columbia expanded Medicaid while 14 states have not.
The census data, released this week, showed that 18% of Texans were uninsured in 2021. It was a very different story in Massachusetts, where 2 1/2% of the residents were uninsured.
Census Bureau officials say a number of factors influence whether a person has health insurance or not. But a key factor could be whether the state a person lives in expanded its Medicaid eligibility to lower-income families.
The census data shows that the five states with the highest uninsured rates did not expand its Medicaid eligibility. Texas leads that category followed by Oklahoma, Georgia, Wyoming and Florida.
A total of 36 states and the District of Columbia expanded Medicaid while 14 states have not.
Texas leads the country in the percentage of uninsured people
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Insurance and actually getting care are two different things. And Texas now has a huge number of illegal immigrants who don't have insurance and the state doesn't want to (and should not have to) pay for medical care for these people.
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Indeed this reinforces the findings of a psychiatrist/sociologist in Dying of Whiteness.
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Don’t read too much in to those “statistics.” While sitting at a stoplight a friend was rear ended a few months ago by a guy driving an old pickup. Both got out. Driver of the other car spoke broken English, had no drivers license and, of course, no insurance. He got back in his truck and drove off. Happens all the time.
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