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For people with disabilities, living in a state that expanded Medicaid meant they were more likely to have a job.

April 5, 2018 Elizabeth Wood
Image: A construction worker stands in a waist-high ditch. Purple cables are in the foreground. 

Image: A construction worker stands in a waist-high ditch. Purple cables are in the foreground. 

Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many people with disabilities were required to live in poverty to maintain their Medicaid eligibility. With Medicaid expansion, they can enter the workforce, increase earnings, and maintain coverage. This study confirmed that people with disabilities were more likely to be employed in the Medicaid expansion states compared with those in non-expansion states (38% vs 32%). 

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