1. Nearly Half of the Remaining Uninsured Have Incomes That Would Make Them Eligible for Expanded Medicaid
Age
Income
State Medicaid Decision
35–49
34%
133%–399% FPL
35%
Expanded Medicaid
39%
19–34
42%
<133% FPL
49%
Did not expand Medicaid
61%
50–64
24%
400% FPL or more 5%
Refused
11%
29 million uninsured adults ages 19 to 64
Notes: FPL refers to federal poverty level. Segments may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. 26 states and DC had expanded eligibility for their state Medicaid program and begun enrolling individuals by July 2014: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, RI, VT, WA, WV. All other states were counted as not expanding Medicaid. AK and HI were not included in the survey sample.
Source: The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey (2014).