The Cruelty of Republican States in One Chart

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56. The chart reflects 2013 eligbility levels, and

"I agree that the post and chart make it confusing because it looks like Medicaid eligibility levels are independent of whether a state is red or blue or accepted Medicaid expansion or not."

...the blue bar indicates that the state accepted the expansion for 2014, the red means it did not.

Here is Alabama's eligiblity for a family of three in 2013:

Medicaid Income Limits for 2013

SOBRA Medicaid (Children 6 to 19 years of age) – 100% of federal poverty level (effective
02/2013):
Income after deductions cannot exceed $958 per month for a family of 1
Income after deductions cannot exceed $1,293 per month for a family of 2
Income after deductions cannot exceed $1,628 per month for a family of 3
Income after deductions cannot exceed $1,963 per month for a family of 4

Medicaid for Low Income Families:

Income after deductions cannot exceed $111 per month for a family of 1
Income after deductions cannot exceed $137 per month for a family of 2
Income after deductions cannot exceed $164 per month for a family of 3
Income after deductions cannot exceed $194 per month for a family of 4

http://medicaid.alabama.gov/documents/3.0_Apply/3.2_Qualifying_Medicaid/3.2_Medicaid_Income_Limits_2013_2-1-13.pdf


If you look at the table on page 3 at the link below, you will see the states that accepted the expansion have the same eligibility level in 2014 for family of three ($26,951) and for other adults ($15,856)

Table 2: Medicaid Income Eligibility Limits for Adults Based on Annual Income January 2013 and January 2014
Parents of Dependent Children (in a family of three)

http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/8497-medicaid-eligibility-for-adults-as-of-jan-1-2014.pdf

Alabama is listed under "NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MEDICAID EXPANSION AT THIS TIME "

Jobless $2,013
Working $4,493
2014 $3,221

Adults 2014 do not qualify