Officials say proposed changes would set off a trigger law, potentially ending coverage for hundreds of thousands of people in the state.| North Carolina Health News
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Twelve of the states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA have trigger laws that would quickly end or potentially scale back Medicaid expansion if the share of federal funding for Medicaid expansion drops.| healthinsurance.org
States continue to realize the impact of Medicaid – and incentives to expand. Here's what's happening in states that aren't yet on board.| healthinsurance.org
According to Kaiser Family Foundation data, there are about 1.9 million people in the coverage gap across nine states (this does not include North Carolina, as Medicaid expansion will take effect there in late 2023). They aren't eligible for Medicaid, nor are they eligible for premium subsidies in the exchange.| healthinsurance.org
U.S. government data shows Kansas and other states not expanding Medicaid have much lower costs.| The Sentinel
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