The Affordable Care Act allows states to receive federal funding for providing Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, or $14,400 for an individual in 2010. Before the passing of the Affordable Care Act, states that provided Medicaid coverage to childless adults were required to apply for a waiver of Medicaid rules.
“We applaud Connecticut’s speedy action to expand coverage for its lowest-income residents who will now have reliable access to affordable, quality care as a result of the incentives contained in the Affordable Care Act,” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in statement. “Today’s action will bring substantial new federal support to the state and help improve the health of its citizens.”
Connecticut estimates that approximately 45,000 adults will become eligible for Medicaid under this health reform expansion.
Read the HHS release on the Connecticut Medicaid expansion.
