Black Health

State Medicaid Navigator

Medicaid, state by state, for Black families

State Medicaid programs differ in ways that matter to Black families: whether expansion closes the coverage gap for low-income adults, whether the 12-month postpartum extension is active, whether Medicaid covers doulas, and whether enrollment navigators serve your neighborhood. These pages lay the numbers out state by state, with the state Medicaid portal linked in every "apply" button.

No AI-paraphrased summary of a state brochure — every figure comes from KFF State Health Facts, the NHeLP doula tracker, March of Dimes report cards, CMS T-MSIS enrollment files, or the state Medicaid agency itself, cited inline and dated.

KFF + NHeLP + March of Dimes + CMS T-MSIS 6 facets per state × 51 states = 306 pages

All 50 states & DC

Alabama

Alabama Medicaid

No expansion 12-mo postpartum

Alaska

Alaska Medicaid (DenaliCare)

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Arizona

AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System)

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Arkansas

ARHome (Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me)

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

California

Medi-Cal

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Colorado

Health First Colorado

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Connecticut

HUSKY Health

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Delaware

Delaware Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula pilot

Florida

Florida Medicaid (Statewide Medicaid Managed Care)

No expansion 12-mo postpartum

Georgia

Georgia Medicaid

No expansion 12-mo postpartum Doula pending

Hawaii

Med-QUEST

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Idaho

Idaho Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Illinois

HFS Medical Programs

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Indiana

Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP)

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula pending

Iowa

IA Health Link

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Kansas

KanCare

No expansion 12-mo postpartum

Kentucky

Kentucky Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Louisiana

Healthy Louisiana

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Maine

MaineCare

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Maryland

Maryland Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Massachusetts

MassHealth

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Michigan

Michigan Medicaid (Healthy Michigan Plan for expansion adults)

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Minnesota

Medical Assistance (MA)

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Mississippi

Mississippi Medicaid

No expansion 12-mo postpartum

Missouri

MO HealthNet

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Montana

Montana Medicaid + HELP

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Nebraska

Nebraska Medicaid (Heritage Health)

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Nevada

Nevada Medicaid + Check Up

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

New Hampshire

Granite Advantage Health Care Program

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula pending

New Jersey

NJ FamilyCare

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

New Mexico

Medicaid / Turquoise Care

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

New York

New York State Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

North Carolina

NC Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula pending

North Dakota

North Dakota Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Ohio

Ohio Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula pending

Oklahoma

SoonerCare

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Oregon

Oregon Health Plan

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Medical Assistance

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula pending

Rhode Island

RIte Care / Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

South Carolina

Healthy Connections

No expansion 12-mo postpartum Doula pilot

South Dakota

South Dakota Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Tennessee

TennCare

No expansion 12-mo postpartum

Texas

Texas Medicaid

No expansion 12-mo postpartum

Utah

Utah Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Vermont

Green Mountain Care / Dr. Dynasaur

Expanded 12-mo postpartum

Virginia

Cardinal Care

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Washington

Apple Health

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

West Virginia

West Virginia Medicaid

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula pending

Wisconsin

BadgerCare Plus

No expansion 60-day postpartum Doula pending

Wyoming

Wyoming Medicaid

No expansion 12-mo postpartum

District of Columbia

DC Medicaid + DC Healthcare Alliance

Expanded 12-mo postpartum Doula covered

Methodology & data sources

Income eligibility thresholds reflect KFF State Health Facts as published for calendar year 2025, normalized against the HHS poverty guidelines released January 2025. Dollar figures are computed at 3-person household except where explicitly noted.

Doula coverage status is pulled from the National Health Law Program's doula Medicaid project (healthlaw.org/doulamedicaidproject), which is the only source that tracks implementation status nationally with reimbursement rates. Postpartum extension status comes from March of Dimes report cards (marchofdimes.org/report-card).

Black Medicaid enrollment counts come from the CMS T-MSIS Analytic Files where published. Some states don't publish race-stratified enrollment; those pages note the gap rather than interpolating.

Refresh cadence: quarterly for doula + postpartum status, annually for income thresholds, annually for enrollment counts.

Data refreshed: