A closer look at the remaining uninsured population eligible for Medicaid and CHIP

A closer look at the remaining uninsured population eligible for Medicaid and CHIP

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
Author(s):
Rudowitz, Robin, author
Artiga, Samantha, author
Damico, Anthony, author
Garfield, Rachel, author
Contributor(s):
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, issuing body.
Publication:
Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, February 2016
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data
Medically Uninsured -- statistics & numerical data
United States
United States.
State Children's Health Insurance Program (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) extends health insurance coverage to people who lack access to an affordable coverage option. Under the ACA, as of 2014, Medicaid coverage is extended to low-income adults up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) in states that have opted to expand eligibility, and tax credits are available for middle-income people who purchase coverage through a health insurance Marketplace. Millions of people have enrolled in these new coverage options, but millions of others are still uninsured. Recent analysis shows that 27% or 8.8 million of the 32.3 million non-elderly uninsured are eligible for Medicaid coverage. This issue brief provides a closer look at key characteristics of the uninsured who are eligible for Medicaid and where they live. Analysis is based on state Medicaid expansion decisions as of January 2016 which includes Louisiana's decision to adopt the expansion. These data may help inform outreach and enrollment efforts to increase coverage gains among the eligible but uninsured population.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (8 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101678017 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101678017