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Medicaid politics defy electoral backlash in red states
Perry Bacon Jr argues that despite Obamacare Medicaid expansion lowering uninsured rates and keeping rural hospitals afloat, voters have not punished Republicans or rewarded Democrats for Medicaid outcomes. He notes mixed shifts in red states like Kentucky, Arkansas, and West Virginia, where expansion occurred under Democratic governors, and suggests public awareness of policy effects remains limited.
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Donald Trump
EFF
Georgia
Texas
GOP
Arkansas
Kentucky
West Virginia
New America
Lee Drutman
Aetna
Drutman
Trump
Kamala Harris
U.S. House
Daniel Hopkins
University of Pennsylvania
White House
U.S
Perry Bacon Jr
Washington Post