• Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women

      Strength Of Policy 2007 Change From 2004
    ALABAMA No/Harmful Policy Same
    ALASKA No/Harmful Policy Same
    ARIZONA No/Harmful Policy Same
    ARKANSAS Meets Policy Same
    CALIFORNIA Meets Policy Same
    COLORADO Meets Policy Same
    CONNECTICUT Meets Policy Better
    DELAWARE Meets Policy Same
    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Meets Policy Same
    FLORIDA Meets Policy Same
    GEORGIA Meets Policy Same
    HAWAII No/Harmful Policy Same
    IDAHO Meets Policy Same
    ILLINOIS Meets Policy Same
    INDIANA No/Harmful Policy Same
    IOWA Meets Policy Same
    KANSAS No/Harmful Policy Worse
    KENTUCKY Meets Policy Same
    LOUISIANA Meets Policy Same
    MAINE Meets Policy Same
    MARYLAND No/Harmful Policy Same
    MASSACHUSETTS Meets Policy Same
    MICHIGAN Meets Policy Same
    MINNESOTA No/Harmful Policy Same
    MISSISSIPPI No/Harmful Policy Same
    MISSOURI Meets Policy Same
    MONTANA Meets Policy Same
    NEBRASKA Meets Policy Same
    NEVADA No/Harmful Policy Same
    NEW HAMPSHIRE Meets Policy Same
    NEW JERSEY Meets Policy Same
    NEW MEXICO Meets Policy Same
    NEW YORK Meets Policy Same
    NORTH CAROLINA Meets Policy Same
    NORTH DAKOTA No/Harmful Policy Same
    OHIO No/Harmful Policy Same
    OKLAHOMA Meets Policy Same
    OREGON No/Harmful Policy Same
    PENNSYLVANIA Meets Policy Same
    RHODE ISLAND No/Harmful Policy Same
    SOUTH CAROLINA No/Harmful Policy Same
    SOUTH DAKOTA No/Harmful Policy Same
    TENNESSEE Meets Policy Same
    TEXAS Meets Policy Same
    UTAH Meets Policy Same
    VERMONT No/Harmful Policy Same
    VIRGINIA No/Harmful Policy Same
    WASHINGTON No/Harmful Policy Same
    WEST VIRGINIA No/Harmful Policy Same
    WISCONSIN Meets Policy Same
    WYOMING Meets Policy Same
     
    Meets PolicyMeets Policy 31  
    Limited PolicyLimited Policy 0  
    Weak PolicyWeak Policy 0  
    No/Harmful PolicyNo/Harmful Policy 20  
    Better Better 1  
    Worse Worse 1  
    Same Same 49  

    Does the state provide presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women?

    States receive a "meets policy" if they allow a pregnant woman to receive Medicaid coverage while her application is being approved.  States that do not consider a pregnant woman to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid receive a "no policy."

    Data Source: Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women, 2006.

    The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "Has Presumptive Eligibility Under Medicaid for Pregnant Women, 2006," available at http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=225&cat=4.