New Hampshire
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 New Hampshire's coverage landscape. The graphs also provide a comparison to national data to give a sense of how New Hampshire 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 | Income Eligibility |
Children[2] | 300% FPL (ages 0-1) 185% FPL (ages 1-19) 300% FPL (SCHIP) |
Pregnant Women | 185% FPL |
Parents | 51% FPL |
SSI Disabled (non-elderly) | 76% FPL |
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]