The 15 Biggest Obamacare Losers

15 States That Are Missing Out On Obamacare

Obamacare may be one of the largest expansions of the U.S. safety net in the country's history, but a lot of people will have a hard time noticing the difference.

Some states will benefit much less from President Obama's health-care reform law than others, for various reasons -- like whether or not the state opted to expand Medicaid, the general health of the state's population and how many people there already have insurance. The map below, from a new study by consumer-finance site WalletHub, lays out the biggest winners and losers, with green equalling winner and red equalling loser:

obamacare map

It comes as no surprise that some of Obamacare's biggest losers are Republican-dominated states that opted not to expand Medicaid.

Here's a list of 15 states benefitting least from Obamacare:

#15 California

Obamacare's Biggest Losers

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