More Proof That Anti-Obamacare States Desperately Need Obamacare
In a lot of big urban areas where a large share of residents lack health insurance, help isn't on the way.
Seven of the 11 large metro areas where the uninsured rate was higher than the 14.5 percent national average last year are located in states that refused to expand to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Two are in Florida, three are in Texas, and the others are Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina. The metro area with the highest uninsured rate w