This paper examines trends in Medicaid enrollment across the income distribution after the ACA's Medicaid expansion …. Using data from the American Community Survey between 2012 and 2017, we compare Medicaid coverage over time in 9 states that … expanded Medicaid in 2014 with no previous expansion for able-bodied, working-age adults with 12 states that had not expanded …

Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance to the old who are sick and have little assets and … determine eligibility. We ask how these rules map into the reality of Medicaid recipiency and what observable characteristics … are important to determine who ends up on Medicaid. The data show that both singles and couples with high retirement …