LINK SNAP PARTICIPATION AND MEDICAID EXPANSION

 

States opting to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act can substantially expedite Medicaid enrollment and retention for SNAP participants, according to the Urban Institute. In these states, 97% of SNAP recipients will qualify for Medicaid. Even where SNAP provides broad-based categorical eligibility that extends gross income limits to at least 185% of the federal poverty level, 94% of SNAP recipients will qualify for health coverage. SNAP receipt can thus verify Medicaid applicants’ financial eligibility and allow administrative renewal for consumers who receive Medicaid. At the start of 2014, states may be able to quickly provide numerous SNAP recipients with health coverage for which they qualify, enrolling the eligible uninsured while greatly lessening anticipated burdens on social services offices.

 

Source: Urban Institute, 5/17/13, Medicaid Expansion