It is estimated that approximately 19.2 thousand lives were saved between 2014 and 2017, due to states expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In contrast, 15.6 thousand lives were lost prematurely due to states unwilling to expand Medicaid. During these four years, most lives were saved in California, and conversely most lives were lost in Texas. Medicaid expansion (increasing eligibility up to 138% FPL) provided health insurance coverage to many previously uninsured, improving their access to health care and medication. It is estimated that the lifesaving impact of Medicaid expansion is as large as a 39-64 percent reduction in annual mortality rates among older adults who gained insurance coverage. This drop in mortality was driven by significantly less deaths from chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, which are diseases amenable to medication and other treatment. This statistic presents the cumulative impact of Medicaid expansion on mortality among older adults aged 55-64 years between 2014 and 2017, sorted by state.
Cumulative impact of Medicaid expansion on mortality among older adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017, by state
Note: Older adults are those aged 55 to 64 at the onset of the study period, 2014.
Omits the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont, because they expanded Medicaid prior to 2014 and are therefore excluded from the analysis.
* Some states expanded Medicaid to low-income adults effective after January 1, 2014: Michigan (April 2014), New Hampshire (August 2014), Pennsylvania (January 2015), Indiana (February 2015), Alaska (September 2015), Montana (January 2016), Louisiana (July 2016), Virginia (January 2019), and Maine (January 2019). In these states, estimates represent lives saved over the first four years with expansion fully in effect.
** Estimates for Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah are lives lost from 2014 to 2017. These states have adopted Medicaid expansion but have yet to implement it.
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CBPP. (November 6, 2019). Cumulative impact of Medicaid expansion on mortality among older adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280408/medicaid-expansion-impact-on-mortality-among-older-us-adults-by-state/
CBPP. "Cumulative impact of Medicaid expansion on mortality among older adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017, by state." Chart. November 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280408/medicaid-expansion-impact-on-mortality-among-older-us-adults-by-state/
CBPP. (2019). Cumulative impact of Medicaid expansion on mortality among older adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280408/medicaid-expansion-impact-on-mortality-among-older-us-adults-by-state/
CBPP. "Cumulative Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Mortality among Older Adults in The U.S. from 2014 to 2017, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280408/medicaid-expansion-impact-on-mortality-among-older-us-adults-by-state/
CBPP, Cumulative impact of Medicaid expansion on mortality among older adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280408/medicaid-expansion-impact-on-mortality-among-older-us-adults-by-state/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Cumulative impact of Medicaid expansion on mortality among older adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017, by state [Graph], CBPP, November 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280408/medicaid-expansion-impact-on-mortality-among-older-us-adults-by-state/