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Glance: Implementation of Health Law by State

An early look at the routes states are taking to implement President Barack Obama's health care law, including health insurance exchanges and expansion of Medicaid coverage, along with the number of people in each state who don't have health insurance:

STATE EXCHANGE OPTION MEDICAID OPTION UNINSURED RESIDENTS

Alabama Federal exchange Not expanding 696,000

Alaska Federal exchange Decision pending 128,000

Arizona Federal exchange Decision pending 1,306,000

Arkansas Federal-state partnership Decision pending 545,000

California State exchange Expanding 7,471,000

Colorado State exchange Decision pending 817,000

Connecticut State exchange Expanding 391,000

Delaware Federal-state partnership Expanding 115,000

Washington, D.C. State exchange Expanding 65,000

Florida Decision pending Decision pending 3,952,000

Georgia Federal exchange Not expanding 1,992,000

Hawaii State exchange Expanding 102,000

Idaho Decision pending Decision pending 239,000

Illinois Federal-state partnership Expanding 1,795,000

Indiana Federal exchange Decision pending 856,000

Iowa Decision pending Decision pending 292,000

Kansas Federal exchange Decision pending 361,000

Kentucky State exchange Decision pending 727,000

Louisiana Federal exchange Not expanding 811,000

Maine Federal exchange Not expanding 146,000

Maryland State exchange Expanding 734,000

Massachusetts State exchange Expanding 215,000

Michigan Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,336,000

Minnesota State exchange Expanding 453,000

Mississippi State exchange Not expanding 530,000

Missouri Federal exchange Decision pending 780,000

Montana Decision pending Decision pending 179,000

Nebraska Federal exchange Decision pending 226,000

Nevada State exchange Decision pending 555,000

New Hampshire Decision pending Decision pending 136,000

New Jersey Decision pending Decision pending 1,334,000

New Mexico State exchange Decision pending 506,000

New York State exchange Expanding 2,780,000

North Carolina Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,583,000

North Dakota Decision pending Decision pending 74,000

Ohio Federal-state partnership Decision pending 1,578,000

Oklahoma Federal exchange Not expanding 597,000

Oregon State exchange Expanding 678,000

Pennsylvania Decision pending Decision pending 1,319,000

Rhode Island State exchange Expanding 122,000

South Carolina Federal exchange Not expanding 754,000

South Dakota Federal exchange Unlikely in 2014 108,000

Tennessee Decision pending Decision pending 982,000

Texas Federal exchange Not expanding 6,654,000

Utah Decision pending Decision pending 424,000

Vermont State exchange Expanding 61,000

Virginia Federal exchange Decision pending 1,023,000

Washington State exchange Expanding 812,000

West Virginia Federal-state partnership Decision pending 266,000

Wisconsin Federal exchange Decision pending 562,000

Wyoming Federal exchange Decision pending 84,000

Source: Associated Press Research, U.S. Health and Human Services Department and the Urban Institute.

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