Tweet on how medical debt is high in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid

Medical debt is by far the highest in America's South.

Why?
A key reason = 8 southern states have yet to expand Medicaid.

–>In states that immediately expanded Medicaid, medical debt was slashed nearly in half between 2013 and 2020.https://t.co/2cRBUEBbCZ pic.twitter.com/beifyB5Djr

— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) February 21, 2023

Opinion by Paul Waldman: In the cruel politics of Medicaid expansion, a ray of hope https://t.co/bJaSLiMFJe

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 21, 2023