A 50-State Look at Medicaid Expansion

A 50-state look at Medicaid expansion 8.4M One of the most important provisions of Obamacare is the expansion of health coverage to low-income families through the Medicaid program. Here are basic facts on where states stand on Medicaid expansion, along with brief analysis of three states to watch. 2014-2016 2020-beyond FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND MEDIGAID EXPANSION 100% 90% The federal government will cover 100 percent of the costs of Medicaid expansion in 2014, 2015, and 2016. In 2020 and beyond, the government will cover 90 percent of the costs of Medicaid expansion. STATES EXPANDING MEDIGAID TO DATE 23 8.4M Number of states, Number of low-income Americans including the District of Columbia, that are expanding Medicaid who may gain access to health coverage from Medicaid expansion WA MT ME ND VT OR MN ID NH 'NY SD WI WY MI RI IA PA NE NV ОН IL IN UT wy VA CO DE CA KS MO KY NC TN OK AZ NM AR SC MS AL GA TX LA AK , FL HI . STATES NOT CURRENTLY EXPANDING MEDIGAID 25 + STATES TO WATCH Number of states These states have that have not yet expanded Medicaid not yet made a decision on Medicaid expansion EXPANDING Number of residents who may gain access to Medicaid, in states that will expand the program Arkansas 275,000 California 2,875,000 Colorado 351,000 Connecticut 122,000 Delaware 42,000 District of Columbia | 21,000 HawaiiI 51,000 Iowa 148,000 llinois 782,000 Kentucky Maryland 399,000 251,000 Massachusetts 117,000 Minnesota 202,000 Nevada 266,000 New Jersey 395,000 New Mexico 187,000 New York 903,000 North Dakota I 35,000 Oregon Rhode Island 57,000 Vermont |18,000 Washington West Virginia 3 STATES TO WATCH 325,000 419,000 | 166,000 AZ NOT YET EXPANDED Almost all of Arizona's bordering states said yes to Medicaid. Governor Brewer is committed to Number of residents who won't gain access to Medicaid and are likely to remain uninsured, in states that have not yet expanded Medicaid moving forward to keep the state economically competitive, but will the State House approve her plan? Alabama 435,000 Alaska 53,000 Arizona |463,000 Florida 1,795,000 FIL Georgia 974.000 Despite Republican Governor Rick Scott's statement of support, the Florida legislature did not expand Medicaid to more than 1.5 million Idaho 150,000 Indiana 517,000 Kansas 200,000 Louisiana 422,000 people. Stay tuned to see if a special session will be called to get it done. Maine 64,000 Michigan Mississippi 730,000 333,000 Missouri 452,000 PA Montana 88,000 Nebraska 110,000 Advocates are calling on Pennsylvania's Governor Corbett to accept the $4 billion a year that could be used to provide good health care to Pennsylvanians. It's the legislature's turn to act. New Hampshire North Carolina 64,000 804,000 Ohio 789,000 Oklahoma 348,000 Pennsylvania 682,000 South Carolina 447,000 South Dakota 59,000 Tennessee 501,000 Texas 2,502,000 Utah 190,000 Virginia Wisconsin 462,000 274,000 Wyoming I 34,000 Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding. *Includes the District of Columbia. Source: Families USA analysis Urban Institute, Making the Medicaid Expansion an ACA Option: How Many Low-Income Americans Could Remain Uninsured, June 29, 2012 www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412606-Making-the-Medicaid-Expansion-an-ACA-Option.pdf Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Health Reform's Medicaid Expansion: A Tool Kit for State Advocates www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3819 www.FamiliesUSA.org June 2013 Families USA