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By The Associated Press
An early look at the routes states are taking to implement President Barack Obama's health care law, along with the number of people in each state who don't have health insurance:
| STATE |
EXCHANGE OPTION |
UNINSURED RESIDENTS |
| Alabama |
Federal exchange |
696,000 |
| Alaska |
Federal exchange |
128,000 |
| Arizona |
Decision pending |
1,306,000 |
| Arkansas |
Federal-state partnership |
545,000 |
| California |
State exchange |
7,471,000 |
| Colorado |
State exchange |
817,000 |
| Connecticut |
State exchange |
391,000 |
| Delaware |
Federal-state partnership |
115,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
State exchange |
65,000 |
| Florida |
Decision pending |
3,952,000 |
| Georgia |
Decision pending |
1,992,000 |
| Hawaii |
State exchange |
102,000 |
| Idaho |
Decision pending |
239,000 |
| Illinois |
Federal-state partnership |
1,795,000 |
| Indiana |
Decision pending |
856,000 |
| Iowa |
Decision pending |
292,000 |
| Kansas |
Federal exchange |
361,000 |
| Kentucky |
State exchange |
727,000 |
| Louisiana |
Federal exchange |
811,000 |
| Maine |
Federal exchange |
146,000 |
| Maryland |
State exchange |
734,000 |
| Massachusetts |
State exchange |
215,000 |
| Michigan |
Federal-state partnership |
1,336,000 |
| Minnesota |
State exchange |
453,000 |
| Mississippi |
State exchange |
530,000 |
| Missouri |
Federal exchange |
780,000 |
| Montana |
Decision pending |
179,000 |
| Nebraska |
Decision pending |
226,000 |
| Nevada |
State exchange |
555,000 |
| New Hampshire |
Federal exchange |
136,000 |
| New Jersey |
Decision pending |
1,334,000 |
| New Mexico |
State exchange |
506,000 |
| New York |
State exchange |
2,780,000 |
| North Carolina |
Decision pending |
1,583,000 |
| North Dakota |
Decision pending |
74,000 |
| Ohio |
Decision pending |
1,578,000 |
| Oklahoma |
Federal exchange |
597,000 |
| Oregon |
State exchange |
678,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
Decision pending |
1,319,000 |
| Rhode Island |
State exchange |
122,000 |
| South Carolina |
Federal exchange |
754,000 |
| South Dakota |
Federal exchange |
108,000 |
| Tennessee |
Decision pending |
982,000 |
| Texas |
Federal exchange |
6,654,000 |
| Utah |
State exchange |
424,000 |
| Vermont |
State exchange |
61,000 |
| Virginia |
Federal exchange |
1,023,000 |
| Washington |
State exchange |
812,000 |
| West Virginia |
Decision pending |
266,000 |
| Wisconsin |
Federal exchange
|
562,000 |
| Wyoming |
Federal exchange |
84,000 |
Source: Associated Press Research, U.S. Health and Human Services Department and the Urban Institute.
