Medicaid

Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to people with low incomes. Medicaid is an open-ended entitlement, usually determined by income level as a percent of the federal poverty level. We research and track Medicaid expansion, postpartum extension, and funding for other programs.

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Medicaid expansion helps families access needed care and services, increases financial wellbeing, improves healthy and equitable birth outcomes, and keeps children safe.

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