These fact sheets focus on how Medicaid helps meet the needs of children, families, pregnant women, people with disabilities, and low-income seniors.
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Women Depend on Medicaid Across the Lifespan
Women comprise the majority of the adult Medicaid population, covering 19% of women ages 19-64 compared to 14% of men in 2023. Medicaid and CHIP cover pregnant women at higher income levels than other adults, with a median income eligibility across states of 213% of the federal poverty level (FPL). The Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
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Medicaid Matters for Young Children and Their Families
Medicaid, along with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), covers more than 40% of the nation’s young children under age six, including three quarters (75%) of young, low-income children (below 200% of the federal poverty level).In seven states, Medicaid/CHIP covers at least half of children under age six (AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, NM, OK)…
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How Medicaid Supports Parents in Crisis, Children in or Youth Aging out of Foster Care, Relative Caregivers, and Adoptive Families
Medicaid Matters for Children and Families in the Child Welfare System The child welfare system encompasses children who are in or at-risk of entering foster care, living with relative caregivers, or adopted out of care. Medicaid is a critical source of access to physical, mental, and dental health care for this population and their parents…
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How Medicaid Supports Older Adults
In Partnership with: Most people are familiar with Medicare as a major source of health coverage for seniors. However, Medicaid also provides crucial coverage for millions of older adults. Over 7 million seniors age 65 and up, including 4.2 million older adults of color, rely on Medicaid to access long-term care and make Medicare more…
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Medicaid is a Critical Support for the Early Childhood Education Workforce
In Partnership with Medicaid is an important source of health coverage for the early childhood education professionals who support child development and care for children while parents work, and for the children and families these educators serve. At least thirteen states cover more than a third of the child care workforce through Medicaid, making the…