Table 2. Comparison in the Percentage of Uninsured Patients by State Among Patients Aged 18 to 64 Years With Newly Diagnosed Cancer Before vs After ACA Implementation.
| State | Uninsured Patients, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2013 | 2014 | Difference | |
| Expansion States | |||
| Arizona | 4.2 | 2.7 | −1.5 |
| Arkansas | 9.6 | 4.0 | −5.7 |
| California | 3.9 | 1.9 | −2.0 |
| Colorado | 6.8 | 2.8 | −4.1 |
| Connecticut | 3.3 | 3.1 | −0.2 |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 2.2 | 1.3 | −1.0 |
| Hawaii | 1.8 | 1.1 | −0.7 |
| Illinois | 7.2 | 4.0 | −3.2 |
| Iowa | 5.2 | 2.5 | −2.7 |
| Kentucky | 8.3 | 2.1 | −6.2 |
| Massachusetts | 1.2 | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Michigana | 3.2 | 1.8 | −1.4 |
| New Jersey | 7.9 | 5.0 | −2.9 |
| New Mexico | 7.2 | 3.8 | −3.4 |
| North Dakota | 4.9 | 2.3 | −2.5 |
| Ohio | 6.9 | 3.7 | −3.1 |
| Oregon | 7.3 | 1.7 | −5.6 |
| Rhode Island | 5.2 | 2.0 | −3.3 |
| Washington | 3.3 | 1.5 | −1.8 |
| West Virginia | 5.3 | 2.5 | −2.8 |
| Nonexpansion States | |||
| Alaska | 5.0 | 4.7 | −0.4 |
| Florida | 9.3 | 8.0 | −1.3 |
| Georgia | 9.7 | 8.8 | −0.9 |
| Idaho | 5.8 | 4.9 | −0.9 |
| Indiana | 7.1 | 6.1 | −1.0 |
| Louisiana | 8.8 | 10.0 | 1.2 |
| Maine | 6.2 | 4.9 | −1.3 |
| Mississippi | 10.4 | 8.8 | −1.6 |
| Montana | 9.2 | 6.4 | −2.8 |
| Nebraska | 6.0 | 4.8 | −1.2 |
| New Hampshire | 6.5 | 4.5 | −2.0 |
| North Carolina | 7.5 | 5.8 | −1.6 |
| Oklahoma | 8.4 | 6.4 | −2.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.2 | 1.9 | −0.4 |
| South Carolina | 10.4 | 9.9 | −0.5 |
| Tennessee | 9.1 | 7.6 | −1.5 |
| Texas | 13.8 | 12.7 | −1.1 |
| Utah | 5.9 | 5.2 | −0.8 |
| Virginia | 8.2 | 7.6 | −0.6 |
Abbreviation: ACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
a
Patients from Michigan included only those from the Detroit cancer registry because of completeness of the health insurance field, accounting for approximately half of all Michigan cases.