![More than one-third of the state’s uninsured low-wage workers hold jobs in hospitality or retail industries, which were the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of them do not have job-based health insurance and could get coverage through full Medicaid expansion.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2021-04/waitress.jpeg?itok=L4xO8LIU)
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More than one-third of the state’s uninsured low-wage workers hold jobs in hospitality or retail industries, which were the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of them do not have job-based health insurance and could get coverage through full Medicaid expansion.
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