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Because they live in states largely controlled by Republicans that have declined to participate in a vast expansion of Medicaid, the medical insurance program for the poor, they are among the eight million Americans who are impoverished, uninsured and ineligible for help. The federal government will pay for the expansion through 2016 and no less than 90 percent of costs in later years.
Republicans making sure millions of Poor Are Left Uncovered by Health Law
We already know that Republicans have no problem holding millions of Americans hostage to get what they want.
Unemployment benefits: not until Bush tax cuts pass, Senate GOP says - CSMonitor.com
But are Republicans blocking health care in Red States because they know they can keep 2/3rds of African Americans from being covered and getting healthcare? Is this payback for having a black president? We know Republicans don't care about poor whites, but are they targeting poor blacks?