12 Holdout States Haven't Expanded Medicaid, Leaving 2 Million People In Limbo

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Wright's inability to get a subsidized policy on Healthcare.gov is related to how the Affordable Care Act was originally designed.
50% : They're in what's known as the "coverage gap" -- they don't qualify for Medicaid in their state, and make too little money to be eligible for subsidized health plans on the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges.
33% : Instead, Michener says, the reluctance among some Republican-led legislatures and governors to expand Medicaid may be a combination of partisan resistance to President Obama's signature health law, and not believing "this kind of government intervention for these groups of people is appropriate."

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