Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) blamed President Barack Obama for a reported increase in uninsured Mississipians. The problem is, Bryant didn’t acknowledge that he’s been a staunch opponent of expanding Medicaid under Obamacare and refused to encourage enrolling in private coverage through Healthcare.gov.
Bryant directed his blame at Obama in response to a question about a WalletHub study that showed an increase in the percentage of uninsured Mississippians. The study found that the uninsured rate increased by 3.34 percentage points to 21.46 percent of Mississippi’s population, according to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
“If statistics show that the ill-conceived and so-called Affordable Care Act is resulting in higher rates of uninsured people in Mississippi, I’d say that’s yet another example of a broken promise from Barack Obama,” Bryant said.
An estimated 137,800 people in Mississippi were left uncovered by health insurance because the state did not expand Medicaid.
Mississippi Democrats pounced on Bryant’s comments.
“It is sad how many out there need health care who are not getting it. I hear from them every day. We ought to be ashamed of ourselves for not taking the federal money to expand Medicaid,” state Rep. Steve Holland (D) said.
Self-awareness is not big with this group.
Lol, confirmation that MS and it’s Gov really are nuts.
Let’s give him some credit for the consistency. In the right-wing mind, this isn’t any more crazy than blaming mass shootings on not having enough guns on the street.
Hey TeaBAggers!
You’re getting screwed .
C’mon ! Did anybody think they weren’tgonna blame Obama for it ?