Medicaid Eligibility by Income

  • Working Parents

      Strength Of Policy 2007 Change From 2004
    ALABAMA No/Harmful Policy Same
    ALASKA Limited Policy Same
    ARIZONA Meets Policy Same
    ARKANSAS No/Harmful Policy Same
    CALIFORNIA Limited Policy Same
    COLORADO No/Harmful Policy Same
    CONNECTICUT Limited Policy Same
    DELAWARE Limited Policy Same
    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Meets Policy Same
    FLORIDA No/Harmful Policy Same
    GEORGIA No/Harmful Policy Same
    HAWAII Limited Policy Same
    IDAHO No/Harmful Policy Same
    ILLINOIS Limited Policy Same
    INDIANA No/Harmful Policy Same
    IOWA Limited Policy Same
    KANSAS No/Harmful Policy Same
    KENTUCKY No/Harmful Policy Same
    LOUISIANA No/Harmful Policy Same
    MAINE Meets Policy Better
    MARYLAND No/Harmful Policy Same
    MASSACHUSETTS Limited Policy Same
    MICHIGAN No/Harmful Policy Same
    MINNESOTA Meets Policy Same
    MISSISSIPPI No/Harmful Policy Same
    MISSOURI No/Harmful Policy Worse
    MONTANA No/Harmful Policy Same
    NEBRASKA No/Harmful Policy Same
    NEVADA Limited Policy Same
    NEW HAMPSHIRE No/Harmful Policy Same
    NEW JERSEY Limited Policy Better
    NEW MEXICO No/Harmful Policy Same
    NEW YORK Limited Policy Same
    NORTH CAROLINA No/Harmful Policy Same
    NORTH DAKOTA No/Harmful Policy Worse
    OHIO Limited Policy Same
    OKLAHOMA No/Harmful Policy Same
    OREGON Limited Policy Same
    PENNSYLVANIA No/Harmful Policy Worse
    RHODE ISLAND Limited Policy Same
    SOUTH CAROLINA Limited Policy Same
    SOUTH DAKOTA No/Harmful Policy Same
    TENNESSEE Limited Policy Same
    TEXAS No/Harmful Policy Same
    UTAH No/Harmful Policy Worse
    VERMONT Limited Policy Same
    VIRGINIA No/Harmful Policy Same
    WASHINGTON Limited Policy Worse
    WEST VIRGINIA No/Harmful Policy Same
    WISCONSIN Limited Policy Same
    WYOMING No/Harmful Policy Same
     
    Meets PolicyMeets Policy 4  
    Limited PolicyLimited Policy 19  
    Weak PolicyWeak Policy 0  
    No/Harmful PolicyNo/Harmful Policy 28  
    Better Better 2  
    Worse Worse 5  
    Same Same 44  

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

    States receive a "meets policy" when they expand their Medicaid income eligibility requirements to cover parents with incomes at or above 200 percent of FPL.  States receive a "limited policy" when they expand the Medicaid eligibility over 74 percent but below 200 percent of FPL.  States receive a "no policy" if they fail to raise these requirements beyond 74 percent of FPL.

    Data Source: Medicaid Eligibility by Income: Working Parents (%FPL), 2006.

    The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "Income Eligibility for Parents Applying for Medicaid by Annual Income as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 2006," available at http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=205&cat=4.