As of Dec. 1, North Carolina becomes the latest state to fully expand Medicaid – NPR
“Until now, full Medicaid coverage in North Carolina was only available for low-income residents who are disabled, elderly, children and those who are pregnant through one year after childbirth. Some very low-income parents could also qualify. Starting today, Goddard says hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians who couldn’t afford health insurance can now sign up.”
“Nine years since the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid coverage expansions took effect, 10 states have yet to expand eligibility for their Medicaid programs. Some residents with low income are falling through the resulting “coverage gap” — their incomes are too high to qualify for their state’s Medicaid program but too low to qualify for marketplace plan subsidies, thereby impeding their access to health care.”