15.7 Million Uninsured People Are Eligible for Medicaid

Kaiser Family Foundation recently conducted an analysis on the eligibility of the uninsured. Here are some key findings from the report:

·         Half of the 32.3 million nonelderly uninsured in the U.S. are eligible for Medicaid or subsidized coverage.

·         Five states account for 40% of the uninsured population that could receive Medicaid.

·         10% of the nonelderly uninsured fall into a coverage gap due to income being too low or too high to qualify.

·         The largest number of people in the coverage gap live in Texas (766,000 people).

·         35% of the uninsured in Texas qualify for Medicaid or subsidized coverage.

·         3 in 4 uninsured people in West Virginia qualify for Medicaid or subsidized coverage.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, October 13, 2015