NPHIC Blog: Medicaid Expansion Efforts by the States

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), introduced in 2010, aimed to expand Medicaid coverage. Unfortunately, this coverage has only gradually rolled out to various states, and many states have refused to embrace Medicaid expansion through the ACA. Public health professionals and organizations that offer support to underserved populations should recognize every effort to increase healthcare coverage to the most vulnerable populations in America. This blog post by NPHIC has what you need to know about the Medicaid expansion efforts by the states, which states have fallen behind, and why participating in the expansion is generally beneficial.