Utah is second to last in a ranking of states benefiting most and least from Obamacare. Only Georgia is seeing a lower benefit.
Wallet Hub looked at 11 different metrics to see how the Affordable Care Act would affect every state from an economic standpoint. Utah came in at #50 out of 51.Â
The site also looked at how states would be impacted if every state opted into Medicaid expansion. Under that scenario, Utah would rise 8 spots to #42.
States Benefiting Most & Least from ACA (1=Benefiting Most)
| Current Rank | State | Hypothetical Rank (Change vs. Current)** | Â | Current Rank | State | Hypothetical Rank (Change vs. Current)** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 4 (-3) | Â | 27 | Tennessee | 6 (+21) |
| 2 | West Virginia | 1 (+1) | Â | 28 | Minnesota | 50 (-22) |
| 3 | Vermont | 7 (-4) | Â | 29 | Missouri | 17 (+12) |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3 (+1) | Â | 30 | Louisiana | 12 (+18) |
| 5 | Ohio | 8 (-3) | Â | 31 | Virginia | 41 (-10) |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 11 (-5) | Â | 32 | Alabama | 10 (+22) |
| 7 | Maryland | 25 (-18) | Â | 33 | Hawaii | 43 (-10) |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 18 (-10) | Â | 34 | Montana | 24 (+10) |
| 9 | North Dakota | 23 (-14) | Â | 35 | Pennsylvania | 29 (+6) |
| 10 | Connecticut | 33 (-23) | Â | 36 | Wisconsin | 26 (+10) |
| 11 | Delaware | 27 (-16) | Â | 37 | California | 49 (-12) |
| 12 | Oregon | 14 (-2) | Â | 38 | South Carolina | 5 (+33) |
| 13 | Michigan | 28 (-15) | Â | 39 | Mississippi | 9 (+30) |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 30 (-16) | Â | 40 | Nebraska | 46 (-6) |
| 15 | New Jersey | 34 (-19) | Â | 41 | Nevada | 47 (-6) |
| 16 | Maine | 2 (+14) | Â | 42 | Kansas | 48 (-6) |
| 17 | Alaska | 21 (-4) | Â | 43 | Florida | 20 (+23) |
| 18 | District of Columbia | 4(-22) | Â | 44 | Iowa | 44 (0) |
| 19 | Arkansas | 19 (0) | Â | 45 | North Carolina | 22 (+23) |
| 20 | Washington | 39 (-19) | Â | 46 | Texas | 36 (+10) |
| 21 | Colorado | 38 (-17) | Â | 47 | Arizona | 51 (-4) |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 13 (+9) | Â | 48 | South Dakota | 32 (+16) |
| 23 | Indiana | 15 (+8) | Â | 49 | Idaho | 35 (+14) |
| 24 | Wyoming | 16 (+8) | Â | 50 | Utah | 42 (+8) |
| 25 | Illinois | 45 (-20) | Â | 51 | Georgia | 37 (+14) |
| 26 | New Mexico | 31 (-5) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
** WalletHub constructed alternate, hypothetical rankings to determine the extent to which the health care landscape would look different if all states were to opt-in for Medicaid expansion. The numbers in this column represent each state’s rank in this hypothetical scenario as well as the change from the current, real-life environment.
