State Adoption of Key Medicaid Eligibility Pathways Based on Old Age or Disability
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2026
| Location | Higher Income Limits for SSI or Older Adults and People with Disabilities up to 100% FPL | Medically Needy | Katie Beckett Children | Special Income Rule, 300% SSI for People Using Institutional LTC | Special Income Rule, 300% SSI for People Using Home LTC | Buy-in for Working People with Disabilities | Family Opportunity Act for Children with Disabilities up to 300% FPL |
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| United States | Yes: 28 | Yes: 34 | Yes: 43 | Yes: 41 | Yes: 42 | Yes: 47 | Yes: 9 |
| Alabama | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Alaska | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Arizona | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Arkansas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| California | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Colorado | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connecticut | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Delaware | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| District of Columbia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Florida | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Georgia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Idaho | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Indiana | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Iowa | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kansas | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Kentucky | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Louisiana | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Maryland | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mississippi | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Missouri | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Montana | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Nebraska | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Nevada | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| New Hampshire | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| New Mexico | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| New York | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| North Carolina | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| North Dakota | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Ohio | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Oklahoma | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Oregon | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| South Carolina | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| South Dakota | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tennessee | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Texas | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Utah | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vermont | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Virginia | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Washington | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| West Virginia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Wisconsin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Wyoming | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |