The Medicaid Buy-In program makes it easier for people with disabilities to work without losing health benefits. The program allows states to expand Medicaid coverage to workers with disabilities whose income and assets would ordinarily make them ineligible for Medicaid. This issue brief looks at the prevalence and characteristics of Medicaid Buy-In participants who leave the program, as well as their participation in other public programs and their employment outcomes after disenrollment.
This information has recently been updated, and can be read by visiting this link: http://www.disability.gov/employment/research_%26_statistics.
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