Children participating in MaineCare
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Why This Indicator Matters
Indeed, at the state level, since 2014, Maine has placed additional restrictions on eligibility that served to reduce the number of children with MaineCare. As of 2017, according to the Kaiser Foundation, Maine ranks 32 of the 50 states in terms of access to Medicaid for parents.
Source, Table 3: Kaiser Family Foundation Fact Sheet States Compare Medicaid Coverage
What the data shows
The number of children with MaineCare in the years 2010-2017 was at its highest in 2012 and has declined each year since. There are 17,959 fewer children with MaineCare comparing June 2017 with June 2012. The rate of participation has also steadily declined and now stands at 46.5% overall, compared to 51% in 2012.
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Definitions: The number and percent of individual children ages 0-18 participating in MaineCare. These data are reported by state fiscal years (SFY). Children in SFYs 2007-2016 are reported by county of residence at the end of the SFY or the end of the child's participation in the program. Children in SFY 2006 and prior years are reported by county of residence at the time eligibility was determined. Note that the statewide figure for all years includes children who were non-residents, who were out-of-state, or whose residence is unknown. The numerator is the number of children who used MaineCare at any time in the fiscal year and the denominator is the number of children in Maine ages 0 -18.
Data Source: Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services.
Footnotes: For 2005-2009 and 2012-17, county/state percentages were calculated using population estimates provided by Maine's Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics. For 2010 & 2011, county/state percentages were calculated using the 2010 U.S. Census.