North Carolina is one of 11 states that has not chosen Medicaid expansion since the policy was made available as a result of the Affordable Care Act in late 2012. Medicaid expansion would provide coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. Adopting expansion in North Carolina would provide health coverage to more than half a million low-income North Carolinians, including thousands of justice-involved individuals currently cycling in and out of the state’s prisons and jails. Credit: Kaiser Family Foundation