Minorities disproportionately represented in health care 'coverage gap'

McClatchy ^ | December 17, 2013 | Tony Pugh

[Zakeet]

New data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that minorities will make up 53 percent of the estimated 4.8 million low-income Americans who will fall into the "coverage gap," leaving them without viable options to obtain health insurance next year.

In the 25 states that won't expand eligibility for the Medicaid program, many adults earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to qualify for tax credits that would help them purchase marketplace insurance. That puts them into the bureaucratic no-man's land known as the "coverage gap." According to Kaiser, minorities makeup about 2.6 million of people in the gap, 27 percent of whom are black.

[Zakeet]

Once again ... Democrat core constituencies hardest hit by Democrat socialism ... and they never learn from their experience!

[Dilbert San Diego]

How can minorities be hardest hit, in the era of Obama???? What the heck????

[E. Pluribus Unum]

They should just cut to the chase and start killing white people. You know that’s what they want.

[sickoflibs]

This gal has it made in a Blue State

Your Higher Taxes pay for My healthcare thanks President Obama Healthcare Reform - GloZell .

[mrsmel]

It’s not about helping the “brothers”, it’s about hurting YT. Sometimes the two converge, but not until the racebaiters have gotten their cut. History-Sharpton, Jackson, Michael King-show this.

[mrsmel]

We are already facing what would be genocidal conditions according to the UN’s own regulations-if it were anyone except whites and majority-white nations.

[MrB]

Since Obama’s domestic policy is “Get YT”,
I don’t think he cares how many minorities get swept up in the purge as well.

[Dahoser]

In the 25 states that won't expand eligibility for the Medicaid program...

And all those states have Republican governors. I think we know where this is going.

[MichaelCorleone]

Scorn from the msm? Never!

But had this been Tommy Thompson under GWB, all hell would break loose.

[NEPA]

I'm one of those in the gap so I did some digging to try to get more information.

There was a provision called a "bridge policy"in the bill to take care of this situation but it was cut out (by democrats of course) in order to save $50 billion when trying to keep costs under 1 trillion.

[Dahoser]

There was a provision called a "bridge policy"in the bill to take care of this situation but it was cut out (by democrats of course) in order to save $50 billion when trying to keep costs under 1 trillion.

Sorry to hear you're in that situation. Excellent digging, though! Way more than the media will do.

[stylin19a]

How about the rest of it ? ?

According to Kaiser, minorities makeup about 2.6 million of people in the gap, 27 percent of whom are black. Hispanics account for 21 percent, while 5 percent are from other races. Whites account for 47 percent of people in the gap.

[yorkiemom]

I was wondering how many people are in this gap. 5 million is huge. I’m surprised this issue isn’t reported more.