Medicaid Expansion
The Affordable Care Act provides states additional federal funding to expand their Medicaid programs for adults under 65. Some states have expanded their Medicaid programs to cover all people with household incomes below a certain level, while others haven't.
Whether you qualify for Medicaid coverage depends partly on whether your state has expanded its program.
In all states you can qualify for Medicaid based on income, household size, disability, family status, and other factors. Eligibility rules differ among states.
In states that have expanded Medicaid coverage (listed below) you can qualify based on your income alone. If your household income is below 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL), you qualify. Because of the way this is calculated, it turns out to be 138% of the federal poverty level. A few states use a different income limit.
40 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid:
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Learn about the Status of State Action on the Medicaid Expansion Decision.