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In participating states, Medicaid eligibility is expanded; all individuals with income up to 133% of the poverty line qualify for coverage, including adults without dependent children. [82] [88] The law also provides for a 5% "income disregard", making the effective income eligibility limit 138% of the poverty line. [89]
[1] [2] Dual-eligibles make up 14% of Medicaid enrollment, yet they are responsible for approximately 36% of Medicaid expenditures. [3] Similarly, duals total 20% of Medicare enrollment, and spend 31% of Medicare dollars. [4] Dual-eligibles are often in poorer health and require more care compared with other Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. [5]
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
2.6 million were in the "coverage gap" due to the 19 states that chose not to expand the Medicaid program under the ACA/Obamacare, meaning their income was above the Medicaid eligibility limit but below the threshold for subsidies on the ACA exchanges (~44% to 100% of the federal poverty level or FPL); 5.4 million were undocumented immigrants;
In participating states, Medicaid eligibility is expanded; all individuals with income up to 133% of the poverty line qualify for coverage, including adults without dependent children. [31] [38] The law also provides for a 5% "income disregard", making the effective income eligibility limit 138% of the poverty line. [39]
This list of the 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by socioeconomic factors is sourced from the 2020 United States census, the 2022 American Community Survey, and the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. All data are five-year estimates from 2018–2022, unless otherwise ...
An estimated 9 to 10 million people had gained Medicaid coverage, mostly low-income adults. [citation needed] The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated in October 2015 that 3.1 million additional people were not covered because of states that rejected the Medicaid expansion. [215] [216]
Colorado is the eighth-richest state in the United States, with a per capita income of $47,346 (2022) [1] and a median household income of $87,598 (2022). [ 2 ] Colorado counties ranked by per capita income