To understand the strategies that states undertake to expand coverage and initiate broader health reform, it is important to recognize the variability in states’ health coverage distribution, employer-sponsored insurance rates, and public program eligibility levels. The charts below highlight certain aspects of Arkansas coverage landscape. The graphs also provide a comparison to national data to give a sense of how Arkansas is faring.
For more information on specific coverage programs implemented in this state, please click on the ‘Coverage Strategies’ tab.
Overview of Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage[1]
Group
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Income Eligibility
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Children
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200% FPL (ages 0-19)
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Pregnant Women
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200% FPL
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Parents[2]
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15%/200% FPL
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All Adults (Safety Net Benefits Program)
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200% FPL
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SSI Disabled ( non-elderly)
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74% FPL
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Sources of Health Insurance Coverage State Data 2006 – 2007, U.S.[3]
Percentage of Private-Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance Based on Firm Size by State, 2006[4]