• Pregnant Women

      Strength Of Policy 2007 Change From 2004
    ALABAMA No/Harmful Policy Same
    ALASKA Limited Policy Worse
    ARIZONA No/Harmful Policy Same
    ARKANSAS Meets Policy Same
    CALIFORNIA Meets Policy Same
    COLORADO Meets Policy Better
    CONNECTICUT Limited Policy Same
    DELAWARE Meets Policy Same
    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Meets Policy Same
    FLORIDA Limited Policy Same
    GEORGIA Meets Policy Same
    HAWAII Limited Policy Same
    IDAHO No/Harmful Policy Same
    ILLINOIS Meets Policy Same
    INDIANA Limited Policy Same
    IOWA Meets Policy Same
    KANSAS Limited Policy Same
    KENTUCKY Limited Policy Same
    LOUISIANA Meets Policy Same
    MAINE Meets Policy Same
    MARYLAND Meets Policy Same
    MASSACHUSETTS Meets Policy Same
    MICHIGAN Limited Policy Same
    MINNESOTA Meets Policy Same
    MISSISSIPPI Limited Policy Same
    MISSOURI Limited Policy Same
    MONTANA No/Harmful Policy Same
    NEBRASKA Limited Policy Same
    NEVADA Limited Policy Better
    NEW HAMPSHIRE Limited Policy Same
    NEW JERSEY Meets Policy Same
    NEW MEXICO Limited Policy Same
    NEW YORK Meets Policy Same
    NORTH CAROLINA Limited Policy Same
    NORTH DAKOTA No/Harmful Policy Same
    OHIO Limited Policy Same
    OKLAHOMA Limited Policy Same
    OREGON Limited Policy Same
    PENNSYLVANIA Limited Policy Same
    RHODE ISLAND Meets Policy Same
    SOUTH CAROLINA Limited Policy Same
    SOUTH DAKOTA No/Harmful Policy Same
    TENNESSEE Limited Policy Same
    TEXAS Limited Policy Same
    UTAH No/Harmful Policy Same
    VERMONT Meets Policy Same
    VIRGINIA Limited Policy Better
    WASHINGTON Limited Policy Same
    WEST VIRGINIA Limited Policy Same
    WISCONSIN Limited Policy Same
    WYOMING No/Harmful Policy Same
     
    Meets PolicyMeets Policy 17  
    Limited PolicyLimited Policy 26  
    Weak PolicyWeak Policy 0  
    No/Harmful PolicyNo/Harmful Policy 8  
    Better Better 3  
    Worse Worse 1  
    Same Same 47  

    Does the state Medicaid program cover pregnant women with incomes at or above 200 percent of the 2006 FPL?

    States receive a "meets policy" when they set the Medicaid qualifying income level for pregnant women at or above 200 percent of the FPL. States receive a "limited policy" when they set the eligibility between 133 percent and 200 percent.  States receive a "no policy" if they do not raise the income eligibility levels above 133 percent, which is the federally set minimum.

    Data Source: Medicaid Eligibility by Income: Pregnant Women (%FPL), 2006.

    The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "Income Eligibility Levels for Pregnant Women Applying for Medicaid by Annual Income and as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) 2006," available at http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?cat=4&ind=206.