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Across the South, Rural Health Care Has Become ‘Trendy.’ Medicaid Expansion Has Not. - KFF Health News

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10 states have n’t fully expanded Medicaid coverage with federal money made available under the 2010 Affordable Care Act .

Republican -controlled legislatures in most Southern states have refused billions in federal funds that would provide public health insurance coverage to more low-income adults.

These states are the same states where racial health disparities and health outcomes are often worse than in other regions.

Clemson Rural Health has been underwritten by a $2.5 million contract from the state Department of Health and Human Services .

Other states have made similar investments in rural health initiatives.

The University of Georgia has established a new medical school, partly to send more physicians into underserved and rural areas.