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<\/a><\/p>\nRural areas could suffer in states that opt against Medicaid expansion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The goal of Medicaid expansion<\/strong><\/a> under the Affordable Care Act<\/a> is supposed to cover more of the working poor and balance out cuts that were made to already-struggling hospitals. However, Republican-led states have been opting out or holding out, while outlying areas in states like Tennessee may be the most severely impacted.<\/p>\n (Related: DOMA Increases Medicare Costs For Same-Sex Married Couples<\/a>)<\/p>\n Partners for Healing in Tullahoma, Tenn., offers care exclusively to the uninsured workers — and there\u2019s a number of them in the town of 18,000 — with a number of studies indicating that rural<\/em> Americans are more likely to have low-wage jobs, and no insurance.<\/p>\n Kentucky Democrat Governor Steve Beshear announced that he will expand Medicaid<\/strong> coverage and nearly cut the state\u2019s uninsured population in half. The expansion will extend coverage to adults earning up to 133 (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Medicaid Expansion updates from around the country. Rural areas could suffer in states that opt against Medicaid expansion. The goal of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act is supposed to cover more of the working poor and balance out…<\/span><\/p>\n