

Opportunities under the Affordable Care Act for Human Services Programs to Modernize Eligibility Systems and Expedite Eligibility Determination. Streamlining human services programs’ eligibility determinations by accessing data from health programs
Once the ACA’s insurance affordability programs are fully phased in, Medicaid will be the country’s most widely-used need-based program—particularly in states that expand eligibility. If all states did so, the number of people eligible for help would be up to 60 percent higher for Medicaid than for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr