ACA Coverage Expansions and Low-Income Workers
Issue Brief
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Internal Revenue Service, Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions, accessed December 15, 2015. Available at: https://www.irs.gov/Affordable-Care-Act/Employers/Employer-Shared-Responsibility-Provisions/.
Five additional states have adopted the ACA Medicaid expansion since 2014, including Pennsylvania, Indiana, Alaska, Montana, and Louisiana. Wisconsin covers adults up to 100% FPL in Medicaid but did not adopt the ACA expansion.
The Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts. Status of State Action on the Medicaid Expansion Decision, as of February 24, 2016. Available at: https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/state-activity-around-expanding-medicaid-under-the-affordable-care-act/.
Rachel Garfield and Katherine Young. Adults who Remained Uninsured at the End of 2014. (Washington, DC: Kaiser Family Foundation, January 2015). Available at: https://www.kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/adults-who-remained-uninsured-at-the-end-of-2014/.
Ibid.
In our analysis of eligibility for coverage for low-income workers, we define Medicaid expansion states as all states that have adopted the Medicaid expansion as of April 2016, including Louisiana.
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- How Many Uninsured Are in the Coverage Gap and How Many Could be Eligible if All States Adopted the Medicaid Expansion?
- Lower Income Adults with Employer Sponsored Insurance Face Unique Challenges with Coverage Compared to Higher Income Adults
- What Does the Medicaid Eligibility Rule Mean for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries and the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)?