Since this blog provides me with the unique perspective to review the search engines that people are using when they find my blog, I have noticed that many people are just trying to out whether they are Medicaid eligibile.  They hear about Obamacare expanding Medicaid to more recipients and they want to know whether Obamacare applies to them.

Therefore, let me explain to NC Medicaid recipients:

Obamacare (as it applies to Medicaid eligibility due to expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)) does NOT apply to NC as of yet.  There is a chance NC will expand if we can reform the Medicaid system we have now.

Therefore, below is the current eligibility requirements for NC Medicaid eligibility: (I am also providing a link to the actual charts on the Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) website because I understand that these pictures of the chart can be blurry and difficult to read, especially when you zoom in.)