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. 2021 Jul 29;10(15):e022040. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022040

Figure 2. Pregnant woman vs parent Medicaid eligibility in 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Figure 2

For states with Medicaid expansion, women are eligible for Medicaid if their income falls below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). For states without Medicaid expansion, such as Alabama, Missouri (recently passed), Tennessee, and Texas, eligibility is significantly more restrictive, falling as low as 17% to 21% of the FPL. During pregnancy, Medicaid eligibility is expanded such that even those states with Medicaid expansion have much broader income eligibility criteria, as high as 380% the FPL. Although nonexpansion states will see the greatest number of women benefit, even women in expansion states will see benefit from extension of postpartum Medicaid.