The irony is that of the 10 states, most are in the South. Nine of the ten governors are Republicans and going on record not to implement the Affordable Healthcare Act.
This coming from Governor Bobby Jindel on Meet the Press this yesterday:
WHILE THESE ARE THE STATICS ABOUT HIS STATE:
2. Louisiana
> Excess deaths from a lack of insurance (per 100,000): 14.94
> Percent of population uninsured: 17.8 percent (10th highest)
> Percent living below the poverty line: 18.7 percent (sixth highest)
> Life expectancy at birth: 75.39 years (fourth lowest)Louisiana has one of the lowest life expectancies at birth in the U.S. at 75.4 years. Though much of this certainly can be attributed to poor health choices "the state has a higher number of smokers and its residents eat comparatively little fruit or vegetables" the inability of many residents to receive proper care due to lack of insurance is also a contributing factor. In Louisiana, 17.8 percent of the population goes without health insurance, despite the fact that 21.9 percent of the population qualifies for Medicaid â the fifth-highest proportion among all 50 states. The high uninsurance rate is partly due to the relative economic disadvantage of the state's residents. With 18.7 percent of residents living below the poverty line "the sixth-highest rate in the nation" and a median income that is more than $5,000 lower than the U.S. average, just 58.39 percent of state residents have private insurance. That is the fourth-lowest such rate in the nation.