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The very real impact of Obamacare opposition, in one map

by Sarah Kliff
Huffington Post

States that embraced Obamacare have seen much faster gains in insurance rates than those that have opposed the law, this map from Huffington Post (using Gallup data) shows. Busk1eliyaao8nr

(The Huffington Post)

All the states in the darkest two shades of green participated in the Medicaid expansion. The three states that managed to have their uninsured rate increase (we’re looking at you, Kansas, Virginia and Iowa) did not.

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