Does the state provide health care coverage for low-income adults not otherwise eligible for publicly funded health insurance?
States receive a "meets policy" if they provide statewide comprehensive health coverage (with covered services similar to Medicaid) to otherwise uninsured adults whose incomes are at or above 100 percent of FPL. States receive a "limited policy" if they have programs with an income eligibility requirement below 100 percent of FPL, capped enrollment, or programs with a limited scope. States with minimal or no programs receive a "no policy."
Data Source: Public Insurance for Childless Adults, 2006.
Elizabeth M. Patchias and Judy Waxman, "Women and Health Coverage: A Framework for Moving Forward," April 2007, available at http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/NWLCHealthInsuranceIssueBrief2007.pdf; Jocelyn Guyer, Cindy Mann and Michael Odeh, "States Affected by Proposals to Restrict SCHIP Coverage Options" (Washington: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, April 2007); Thomas McCormack, "State Eligibility Rules of Public and Semi-Public Health Coverage Programs, State-by-State, Program-by-Program and Category-by-Category" (Washington: The Title II Community AIDS National Network, April 23, 2007). Federal poverty level here refers to the 2006 federal poverty guidelines.