About 18% Of People Enrolled Medicaid Or SNAP Work Full-Time

About 18% of all Medicaid beneficiaries of any age or disability status were working full-time (35 or more hours per week) as of February 2020 according to data from six states (Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island). In nine states, about 18% of all people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits worked full time (the nine states are Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington). Medicaid income eligibility levels vary by state. People with gross household income of up to 130% of the federal poverty level are eligible for SNAP benefits.

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