Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
| Table 1: Medicaid Income Eligibility Limits for Pregnant Women, Parents, and Family Planning Expansions, by State | |||||
| State | Pregnant Women | Parents (in a family of three) |
Family Planning Programs | ||
| Medicaid | CHIP | Unborn-Child Options | |||
| Alabama | 146% | — | — | 18% | 146%*† |
| Alaska | 205% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Arizona | 161% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Arkansas | 214% | — | 214% | 138% | — |
| California | 213% | — | 322% | 138% | 200% |
| Colorado | 200% | 265% | — | 138% | — |
| Connecticut | 263% | — | — | 155% | 263%† |
| Delaware | 217% | — | — | 138% | — |
| DC | 324% | — | — | 221% | — |
| Florida | 196% | — | — | 32% | Losing coverage for any reason |
| Georgia | 225% | — | — | 35% | 200%* |
| Hawaii | 196% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Idaho# | 138% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Illinois | 213% | — | 213% | 138% | — |
| Indiana | 218% | — | — | 139% | 146%† |
| Iowa | 380% | — | — | 138% | ‡300% |
| Kansas | 171% | — | — | 38% | — |
| Kentucky | 200% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Louisiana | 138% | — | 214% | 138% | 138%† |
| Maine | 214% | — | — | 105% | 214%† |
| Maryland | 264% | — | — | 138% | 200%* |
| Massachusetts | 205% | — | 205% | 138% | — |
| Michigan | 200% | — | 200% | 138% | — |
| Minnesota | 283% | — | 283% | 138% | 200%† |
| Mississippi | 199% | — | — | 26% | 199%*† |
| Missouri‡ | 201% | 305% | 305% | 21% | ‡185% |
| Montana | 162% | — | — | 138% | 216%*† |
| Nebraska# | 199% | — | 202% | 138% | — |
| Nevada | 165% | — | — | 138% | — |
| New Hampshire | 201% | — | — | 138% | 201%† |
| New Jersey | 199% | 205% | — | 138% | — |
| New Mexico | 255% | — | — | 138% | 255%† |
| New York | 223% | — | — | 138% | 223%*† |
| North Carolina | 201% | — | — | 42% | 200%† |
| North Dakota | 152% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Ohio | 205% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Oklahoma | 138% | — | 210% | 42% | 138%*† |
| Oregon | 190% | — | 190% | 138% | 250% |
| Pennsylvania | 220% | — | — | 138% | 220%† |
| Rhode Island | 195% | 258% | 258% | 138% | Losing coverage postpartum |
| South Carolina | 199% | — | — | 67% | 199%† |
| South Dakota | 138% | — | — | 49% | — |
| Tennessee | 200% | — | 255% | 95% | — |
| Texas | 203% | — | 207% | 17% | ‡185% |
| Utah# | 144% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Vermont | 213% | — | — | 138% | ‡200% |
| Virginia | 148% | 205% | — | 38% | 205%*† |
| Washington | 198% | — | 198% | 138% | 260%* |
| West Virginia | 163% | — | — | 138% | — |
| Wisconsin | 306% | — | 306% | 100% | 306%† |
| Wyoming | 159% | — | — | 54% | Losing coverage postpartum |
| NOTES: “—“ means not applicable. Eligibility levels are reported as percentage of the federal poverty level (FPL), and reflect Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI)-converted income standards. All eligibility levels include a disregard equal to five percentage points of FPL for the highest income level for Medicaid or CHIP coverage. The 2019 FPL for a family of three was $21,330. In some states, eligibility limits for Section 1931 parents are based on a dollar threshold. The values listed represent the truncated FPL equivalents calculated from these dollar limits. #ID, NE, UT have all adopted Medicaid expansion under the ACA, but have not yet implemented it, so parent eligibility thresholds based on future implementation. ‡ IA, MO, TX, and VT have entirely state funded programs to provide family planning services. *State also extends Medicaid eligibility for family planning services to people losing full-benefit coverage after the end of the postpartum period. † FP expansion eligibility ceilings include 5% FPL “disregard” to applicant’s income SOURCES: Eligibility limits based on a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured with the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2019. Guttmacher Institute. State Laws and Policies, Medicaid Family Planning Eligibility Expansions. As of May 2019. |
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