1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgBrian Wolfmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HVAyn7JohB"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/many-poor-people-taking-advantage-of-aca-medicaid-expansion/">Many poor people taking advantage of ACA medicaid expansion</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/many-poor-people-taking-advantage-of-aca-medicaid-expansion/embed/#?secret=HVAyn7JohB" width="600" height="338" title="“Many poor people taking advantage of ACA medicaid expansion” — CLP Blog" data-secret="HVAyn7JohB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Perhaps sign-ups on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges are lagging, but, as explained in this article by Sabrina Tavernise, in states that have accepted the Act's medicaid expansion, the Act is providing health insurance to many people who previously lacked it. "In West Virginia," for example, "where the Democratic governor agreed to expand Medicaid eligibility, the [...]