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6. 40% of Moses Mike's district is on Medicaid
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:12 AM
Apr 2025

Can’t find a link for that other than Facebook but those will give you an idea

Louisiana ranks second in Medicaid enrollment, at nearly 32% — a reflection of the state's high poverty rate. …. Of the eight GOP-held House districts with the most Medicaid enrollees due to the expansion, four are in Louisiana. Johnson's largely rural district ranks sixth in expansion enrollees.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-speaker-mike-johnson-medicaid-cuts-louisiana-district/


In Johnson’s rural Louisiana district, nearly 25% of adults under age 65 rely on Medicaid, according to an NBC News analysis, while nearly 20% of households receive food stamps. Politically, it’s a deep-red district that Johnson won with 85% of the vote in November. Louisiana was one of the states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and the program now covers 72 million people across the country.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rural-louisiana-speaker-mike-johnson-potential-medicaid-cuts-rcna196007

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