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Whites Oppose Medicaid Expansion After Racial Comparison Prompt

5/29/2026

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A University of Delaware study found that prompting white Americans to compare themselves with Black and Latino peers makes them reject health-care redistribution.
Surveying over 700 white participants, the researchers found that the race-primed group opposed Medicaid expansion.
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have declined Medicaid expansion, leaving billions of federal dollars unused.

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Story summary

A University of Delaware study found that prompting white Americans to compare themselves with Black and Latino peers makes them reject health-care redistribution.
Surveying over 700 white participants, the researchers found that the race-primed group opposed Medicaid expansion.
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have declined Medicaid expansion, leaving billions of federal dollars unused.