You are incorrect. Medicaid is not and was not strictly for "disabled populations". Are you thinking of SSI? Over 67 million people are enrolled in Medicaid, o

You are incorrect. Medicaid is not and was not strictly for "disabled populations". Are you thinking of SSI? Over 67 million people are enrolled in Medicaid, over 6 million are in CHIP. That's over 22% of the population. Your definition of objectively poor is suspect, because the cost of living varies so widely across the US.