Explaining Enrollment Trends and Participant Characteristics of the Medicaid Buy-In Program, 2002-2003

January 14, 2005 Explaining Enrollment Trends and Participant Characteristics of the Medicaid Buy-In Program, 2002-2003 Persons with disabilities who wish to enter or remain in the labor force face multiple challenges, including those originating from the nature of their disabilities, the limited availability of employer-based and individual private health coverage, and the risk that higher earnings could cause them to lose public assistance they might receive. As a result, the unemployment rate among people with disabilities has been high and has increased . . .