Table 1.

State Medicaid coverage for adults without dependent children, 2011–2015

Year Medicaid coverage adopted	States adopting new Medicaid coverage for adults without dependent children
2011 or earliera	Arizona, California,b Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
2012	No new states adopting
2013	No new states adopting
2014	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire,c New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Colorado
2015	Alaska,d Indiana, Pennsylvania
	States without Medicaid coverage for adults without dependent children
As of December 2015	Louisiana,e Montana,f Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma,g South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,g Virginia, Wyoming

Note: State Medicaid coverage defined as comprehensive benefits provided through state Medicaid programs for adults without dependent children with incomes of up to 100% of the federal poverty level.

^aIndiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Utah offered limited coverage to low-income adults, which was not counted as full Medicaid coverage.

^bSome counties in California provided coverage to adults without dependent children prior to the 2014 Medicaid expansion

^cNew Hampshire expanded as of Aug 2014, but received approval for a waiver to use premium assistance through the marketplace plans as of Jan 2016.

^dAlaska expanded Medicaid as of Sept 2015.

^eLouisiana expanded Medicaid as of June 2016.

^fMontana expanded Medicaid as of Jan 1016.

^gOklahoma and Utah have limited coverage for low-income adults, which is not counted as full Medicaid coverage.