In 2022, just under four in ten Medicaid/CHIP enrollees were White, non-Hispanic. In comparison, roughly three-quarters of Medicare beneficiaries were White. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion in 2014, has helped reduce racial disparities in access to healthcare in the United States.
Medicaid eligibility
Medicaid provides health coverage to certain low-income individuals, families, children, pregnant women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Each state has its own Medicaid eligibility criteria in accordance with federal guidelines. As a result, Medicaid eligibility and benefits differ widely from state to state. Medicaid expansion provision under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows states to provide coverage for low-income adults by expanding eligibility for Medicaid to 138 percent of the federal poverty line (FPL).
Medicaid coverage gap
Uninsured individuals who live in states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are referred to as being in the Medicaid coverage gap. As of January 2021, 12 states have not adopted the Medicaid expansion provision under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). More than two million uninsured adults fall into this coverage gap, and among them, more than 60 percent are people of color.
Distribution of Medicaid/CHIP enrollees in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity
Medicaid or CHIP also includes persons covered by other state-sponsored health plans.
Other than Hispanic, all other ethnicity categories are non-Hispanic.
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Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. (December 15, 2023). Distribution of Medicaid/CHIP enrollees in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289100/medicaid-chip-enrollees-share-by-ethnicity/
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. "Distribution of Medicaid/CHIP enrollees in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. December 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289100/medicaid-chip-enrollees-share-by-ethnicity/
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Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Distribution of Medicaid/CHIP enrollees in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289100/medicaid-chip-enrollees-share-by-ethnicity/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of Medicaid/CHIP enrollees in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289100/medicaid-chip-enrollees-share-by-ethnicity/