Table 2.

Changes in Medicaid Eligibility Thresholds for Parents, 1997–2009

States with an eligibility expansion of at least 50 percentage points	AZ (2001,2003), CT (2001, 2005), DC (1998), IL (2004, 2005), ME (1998, 2001, 2006), MD (2008), MO (1999), NJ (2000, 2005, 2008), NY (2001), RI (1998), TN (2008), WI (1999)
States with an eligibility expansion of at least 20 percentage points	CA (2000), CO (2006, 2010), CT (2007), FL (2000), GA (2001), IL (2002), KY (2000), NM (1998), ND (1999, 2001), OH (1998), SC (2001), VT (2000), WA (1998)
States with an eligibility contraction of at least 50 percentage points	CT (2002), NJ (2002)
States with an eligibility contraction of at least 20 percentage points	MO (2003, 2005), ND (2004)

We attempt to capture eligibility for full Medicaid benefits or equivalent programs. We do not account for periods where enrollment is capped or closed.

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Kaiser Family Foundation Reports 1998–2011.