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. 2016 Aug 1;11(8):e0160085. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160085

Table 2. Projected sources of healthcare coverage assistance for released US male state prisoners with chronic health conditions in Medicaid expansion and non-expansion states, by condition.

Expansion Medicaid Tax credits No assistance
SSA benefits (0–138% FPL) (139–400% FPL) >400% FPL Total
n % n % n % n % n
Hypertension 9106 8.8 37716 36.4 37715 36.4 19153 18.5 103690
Diabetes 2379 9.6 9814 39.6 8050 32.5 4529 18.3 24772
Heart disease 5509 11.3 16833 34.4 18366 37.5 8242 16.8 48950
Stroke 3564 14.1 9036 35.7 8364 33.1 4321 17.1 25285
Asthma 6241 7.2 29544 34.3 34589 40.1 15857 18.4 86231
Kidney 3492 12.5 8055 28.8 10576 37.8 5856 20.9 27979
Arthritis 8368 10.6 27191 34.6 29042 36.9 14032 17.8 78633
Hepatitis 5315 9.7 19621 36.0 20898 38.3 8708 16.0 54542
Cirrhosis 788 8.5 2538 27.5 4224 45.7 1693 18.3 9243
Cancer 1510 15.8 2775 29.0 3067 32.1 2214 23.1 9566
HIV 1506 27.5 2218 40.5 1157 21.1 592 10.8 5473
Paralysis 4658 13.0 11577 32.3 12713 35.4 6921 19.3 35869
Depression 11362 11.4 34705 35.0 35437 35.7 17761 17.9 99265
Anxiety 4662 13.1 12999 36.6 12147 34.2 5744 16.2 35552
PTSD 4014 13.8 9628 33.2 9772 33.7 5576 19.2 28990
Bipolar 6694 13.7 15405 31.5 16702 34.2 10051 20.6 48852
Psychotic 5838 23.5 9394 37.8 6366 25.6 3277 13.2 24875
Personality 4177 12.7 11246 34.1 10077 30.5 7501 22.7 33001
Any condition 23773 7.3 115679 35.3 124050 37.9 63868 19.5 327370
Non-expansion No support Tax credits No assistance
SSA benefits (0–100% FPL) (101–400% FPL) >400% FPL Total
n % n % n % n % n
Hypertension 9367 7.6 27245 22.2 66529 54.2 19508 15.9 122649
Diabetes 2274 9.7 4953 21.2 12396 53.1 3729 16.0 23352
Heart disease 5842 12.0 11270 23.2 24881 51.2 6625 13.6 48618
Stroke 3561 15.9 5101 22.7 9865 44.0 3914 17.4 22441
Asthma 4510 6.5 16793 24.4 36839 53.5 10745 15.6 68887
Kidney 3061 8.7 8973 25.6 17651 50.4 5364 15.3 35049
Arthritis 8240 9.7 19009 22.3 42276 49.7 15580 18.3 85105
Hepatitis 2870 6.1 11361 24.1 27230 57.7 5703 12.1 47164
Cirrhosis 1168 11.8 2043 20.6 5169 52.2 1523 15.4 9903
Cancer 1070 13.2 1625 20.0 3382 41.7 2040 25.1 8117
HIV 668 9.0 1233 16.6 4941 66.6 579 7.8 7422
Paralysis 3954 12.6 6986 22.3 13727 43.8 6682 21.3 31349
Depression 8091 8.2 21202 21.5 53047 53.7 16475 16.7 98815
Anxiety 3661 10.4 7283 20.7 18009 51.1 6281 17.8 35234
PTSD 3023 10.9 5743 20.7 14293 51.5 4717 17.0 27776
Bipolar 4374 9.2 8996 18.9 25158 52.9 8994 18.9 47522
Psychotic 3816 15.3 6409 25.8 11028 44.3 3631 14.6 24884
Personality 2656 8.5 7585 24.4 15862 50.9 5046 16.2 31149
Any condition 21427 6.8 69827 22.1 171159 54.2 53507 16.9 315920

% represent row percentages

Abbreviations: 2014 Federal poverty level (FPL); Social Security Administration (SSA), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)