South Dakota expanded Medicaid — but not through the legislature. In November 2022, South Dakota voters approved Constitutional Amendment D by a 56–44 margin, expanding Medicaid to adults aged 19–64 earning up to 138% FPL. Coverage began July 1, 2023, making South Dakota the seventh state to expand Medicaid via ballot initiative — joining Maine, …
South Carolina’s Medicaid program is called Healthy Connections — and it operates under one of the most significant coverage restrictions of any state in the Southeast. South Carolina has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. That means an estimated 200,000+ low-income South Carolinians who would qualify for Medicaid in 39 other states and …
Rhode Island Medicaid goes by several names depending on who it covers — RIte Care for children and families, Rhody Health Partners for expansion adults, and RIte @ Home for long-term care at home. But the program most people outside Rhode Island don’t know about is the Sherlock Plan — a Medicaid pathway for working …
Pennsylvania calls its Medicaid program Medical Assistance (MA) — and it operates one of the most structured managed care systems in the country through HealthChoices. Every Medicaid recipient is enrolled in a HealthChoices managed care organization (MCO) that coordinates their care, with three distinct tracks: Physical HealthChoices for medical care, Behavioral HealthChoices for mental health …
Oklahoma Medicaid is officially branded as SoonerCare — named after Oklahoma’s “Sooner State” identity — and is administered by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). It provides health coverage to low-income Oklahomans including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities, funded jointly by federal and state dollars. Oklahoma has one of the more recent expansion histories …
Ohio Medicaid is administered by the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) — Ohio is one of the few states that has a standalone, dedicated Medicaid agency rather than housing Medicaid within a broader health department. It provides health coverage to low-income Ohioans including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities, funded jointly by federal and …
North Dakota Medicaid is administered by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and funded by federal and state dollars, providing health coverage to low-income North Dakotans including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities. North Dakota is the least populous state in this series — fewer than 800,000 residents — and …
North Carolina Medicaid is administered by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and funded by federal and state dollars, providing health coverage to low-income North Carolinians including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities. North Carolina’s Medicaid story is defined by one of the most recent and hard-fought expansion battles in …
NNew York Medicaid is administered by the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and funded by federal and state dollars, providing health coverage to low-income New Yorkers including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities. New York’s Medicaid program is among the most comprehensive and distinctive in the country — shaped by the state’s …
New Mexico Medicaid is officially branded as Centennial Care — named to commemorate New Mexico’s 100th anniversary as a state when the program was restructured in 2014 — and is administered by the New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD). It provides health coverage to low-income New Mexicans including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities, funded …