NEW YORK TIMES: Enrollment in Medicaid has increased by three million people, to a total of 62 million, largely because of the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration said Friday.
As expected, the increases have been much greater in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility.
About half of the states, including California and New York, have expanded Medicaid. In states where the expansion was in effect in February, enrollment increased by 8.3 percent, to a total of 35 million people. In states that have not expanded Medicaid, enrollment was up 1.6 percent… (more)
EDITOR: Due to Gov. Tom Corbett’s opposition, Pennsylvania has not expanded eligibility. Thus its Medicare enrolment has only increased by 1%. (See charts accompanying article.)
