Medicaid Expansion for Low-income Adults Without Children
Rationale
All individuals need health care if they are to be successful workers and contributors to our society. This population is typically not considered when confronting Medicaid expansion. The ability to stay healthy and avoid debt is critical if individuals are to be productive members of the workforce and achieve financial self-sufficiency.
About Measure
States that provide coverage to non-disabled adults regardless of whether they are parents andthat coverage enables enrollees to see a range of providers and obtain benefits similar to those available in the Medicaid program (in 2001). be productive
Source
Families USA. (2002). Disparities in eligibility for public health insurance: Children and adults in 2001. Washington D.C.: Author.
| State | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Alabama | No |
| Alaska | No |
| Arizona | Yes |
| Arkansas | No |
| California | No |
| Colorado | No |
| Connecticut | No |
| Delaware | Yes |
| Florida | No |
| Georgia | No |
| Hawaii | Yes |
| Idaho | No |
| Illinois | No |
| Indiana | No |
| Iowa | No |
| Kansas | No |
| Kentucky | No |
| Louisiana | No |
| Maine | No |
| Maryland | No |
| Massachusetts | Yes |
| Michigan | No |
| Minnesota | Yes |
| Mississippi | No |
| Missouri | No |
| Montana | No |
| Nebraska | No |
| Nevada | No |
| New Hampshire | No |
| New Jersey | Yes |
| New Mexico | No |
| New York | Yes |
| North Carolina | No |
| North Dakota | No |
| Ohio | No |
| Oklahoma | No |
| Oregon | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | No |
| Rhode Island | No |
| South Carolina | No |
| South Dakota | No |
| Tennessee | No |
| Texas | No |
| Utah | No |
| Vermont | Yes |
| Virginia | No |
| Washington | Yes |
| West Virginia | No |
| Wisconsin | No |
| Wyoming | No |
