KFF: 5 Barriers to Work Among Medicaid Adults, 2021

  1. Working part time: 18%
  2. Attending school: 6%
  3. Illness or disability: 11%
  4. Caregiving: 13%
  5. Retired
  6. unable to find work
  7. or other reason: 9%
Notes: In 2021, 43% of nonelderly adults covered by Medicaid, and who did not qualify as disabled under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, were working full time.

Source: Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid & Work: A Look at What the Data Say, KFF, April 24, 2023 - https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/understanding-the-intersection-of-medi…