On April 22, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a brief on the expansion of Medicaid to adults making below 133 percent of the federal poverty level under the national health care reform law.  The brief offers data on the characteristics of the population that will be included in the new eligibility requirements.

From the report: Adults whose incomes will make them eligible for Medicaid under health reform comprise 37% of all the uninsured in the United States. The majority of these uninsured adults do not have dependent children and about half have family incomes below 50% of the federal poverty line (FPL). Uninsured adults at or below 133% FPL are at an increased risk of having problems accessing care compared to their counterparts on Medicaid, and about one-third of uninsured adults in this income group have been diagnosed with a chronic condition.

Full report:  Expanding Medicaid under Health Reform: A Look at Adults at or below 133% of Poverty (PDF | 417.54 KB)

Kaiser Family Foundation.  (2010).  Expanding Medicaid under health reform: a look at adults at or below 133% of poverty.