Stamping Out the Medicaid Coverage Gap: An ACA Imperative

In one of its most striking features, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded Medicaid eligibility for nearly all U.S. citizens and legal resident adults between the ages of 19-64 whose total household income stood at ≤138% of the Federal Poverty Level.1 To effectuate this goal, states were to receive enhanced federal matching funds commensurate with their Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs).1 In so doing, the ACA set in motion a viable pathway for millions of low-income working-age adults who are in eligible to partake in the ACA marketplace to attain health coverage.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research