In 2021, it was estimated that roughly two million adults fell under the Medicaid coverage gap. These were adults in Medicaid non-expansion states who earned too much to be eligible for Medicaid in their state, but still less than the Federal poverty level, and thus ineligible for Medicaid marketplace subsidy and unable to afford private health insurance. Furthermore, 1.5 million with income between 100%-138% federal poverty level would also become eligible for Medicaid if all states expanded Medicaid coverage. Medicaid coverage provides more comprehensive benefits and lower premiums or cost-sharing than subsidized Marketplace coverage.
This statistic illustrates the number of non-elderly uninsured adults in non-expansion states who would be eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded in 2021 (in thousands).
Number of non-elderly uninsured adults in non-expansion states who would be eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded Medicaid as of 2021
(in thousands)
Characteristic
Number of uninsured adults in thousands
All states Not expanding Medicaid
3,470
Currently in the Medicaid Coverage Gap (income between medicaid elibility and 100% FPL)
1,901
Currently eligible for marketplace coverage (income between 100%-138% FPL)
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (March 31, 2023). Number of non-elderly uninsured adults in non-expansion states who would be eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded Medicaid as of 2021 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277284/number-of-us-adults-in-the-medicaid-coverage-gap/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Number of non-elderly uninsured adults in non-expansion states who would be eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded Medicaid as of 2021 (in thousands)." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277284/number-of-us-adults-in-the-medicaid-coverage-gap/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Number of non-elderly uninsured adults in non-expansion states who would be eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded Medicaid as of 2021 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277284/number-of-us-adults-in-the-medicaid-coverage-gap/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Number of Non-elderly Uninsured Adults in Non-expansion States Who Would Be Eligible for Medicaid If Their States Expanded Medicaid as of 2021 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277284/number-of-us-adults-in-the-medicaid-coverage-gap/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Number of non-elderly uninsured adults in non-expansion states who would be eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded Medicaid as of 2021 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277284/number-of-us-adults-in-the-medicaid-coverage-gap/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of non-elderly uninsured adults in non-expansion states who would be eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded Medicaid as of 2021 (in thousands) [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277284/number-of-us-adults-in-the-medicaid-coverage-gap/
