A second set of papers examines take - up rates of Medicaid. In
general,these papers have found thatless than half ofthose eligible
actually enroll.6 Low take - up rates among those eligible for Medicaid
suggest a very limited capacity of even a heavily subsidized plan to extend coverage to the uninsured. However, there are a
number of reasons why these estimatesmaynotpredict enrollment
rates in a setting such as the ACA.