Election night ushers in more Medicaid coverage for the poor via Obamacare

Hundreds of thousands of poor people across the country are set to be covered for the first time under government-funded Medicaid after Tuesday’s election results.

Voters in Kansas, Maine, and Wisconsin flipped their governors from Republicans to Democrats who vowed to allow more people to receive Medicaid coverage under a provision created by Obamacare. Voters in Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho approved ballot measures to opt for expansion under Obamacare, which will allow people making less than $17,000 to receive coverage the government pays for.