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 Idaho's coverage landscape.
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Overview of Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage[1]
Group | Income Eligibility |
| 133% FPL (ages 0-19) 185% FPL (SCHIP) |
Pregnant Women | 133% FPL |
Parents | 25% FPL |
All Adults Working for Small Employers [3] (enrollment capped at 1,000 individuals) | 185% FPL |
SSI Disabled (non-elderly) | 78% FPL |
Sources of Health Insurance Coverage State Data 2004 – 2005, U.S.[4]

Percentage of Private-Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance Based on Firm Size by State, 2004[5]
