Quote Originally Posted by gimmethesimplelife View Post
There is an exemption in states that have elected not to expand Medicaid for those who are under the amount in which the exchanges will accept you. In Texas over a million people will be falling through this huge crack in the system. And in Texas crossing the border to get health care is very terrifying - they don't have a Los Algodones to go to like I do - the towns that border Texas are full of cartel activity. I am so ashamed of the states in which human life is worth so little, and am glad to live in one that expanded Medicaid. How could I live in a state that didn't opt for it's expansion, morally, spiritually, and financially? Rob
I think once it is up and running in the states that have chosen expansion many lower income workers will see it as a godsend. Right now not enough people understand how they will benefit.

I just read that even under current programs 2/3 of uninsured children that are eligible for existing programs are not signed up. But maybe the publicity with the ACA will improve those numbers.