State Expansions: Eligibility for Individuals

Maximum Income for New Affordable Plans and for Medicaid/SCHIP^a

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State/Plan		Maximum Income (as percent of federal poverty level)
		Kids	Parents	Childless Adults (nondisabled)
California AB8	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	300	300	Varies by county^b
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	No limit	No limit
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	300	300	300
Governor's Proposal	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	300	100	100
	Eligible for Plan	N/Aa	N/A	N/A
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	N/A	250	250
Illinois Illinois Covered*	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	No limit	400	100
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	No limit	No limit
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	400	400	400
Maine Dirigo Health	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	200	150	100/125^c
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	No limit	No limit
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	300	300	300
Massachusetts Health Reform of 2006	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	300	200	100
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	No limit	No limit
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	N/A	300	300
New Jersey Sen. Vitale's Proposal	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	350	200	23/100^c
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	No limit	No limit
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
Pennsylvania Prescription for Pennsylvania	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	No limit	31	Not eligible
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	No limit	No limit
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	300	300	300
Vermont Catamount Health	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	300	185	150
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	No limit	No limit
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	300	300	300
Washington Health Reform Enacted in 2007	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	300	81 (200^b)	81 (200^b)
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	Some businesses	Some businesses
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	300	200	200
Wisconsin BadgerCare Plus	Eligible for Medicaid/CHIP	185	185	185
	Eligible for Plan	No limit	200	N/A
	Eligible for Premium Subsidy	300	200	N/A

Bold indicates laws that have been enacted (though not all have been implemented).
*This reflects proposals contained in Senate Bill 5 as of May 2007. Subsequent amendments are changing some of the bill's provisions.
^aOr another state-funded program with similar benefits.
^bPublic coverage more limited than Medicaid/CHIP.
^cMaine and New Jersey are using the lower income guidelines due to budgetary constraints but have authority under existing state laws to expand to the higher guidelines.

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