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 |
Federal-statepartnership |
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 |
Decision pending |
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 |
Decision pending |
562,000 |
| Wyoming |
Federal exchange |
84,000 |
Source: Associated Press Research, U.S. Health and Human Services Department and the Urban Institute. |