21.   It is available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria.

22.   It would eliminate most existing eligibility criteria and benefit standards.

23.   It would eliminate the current guarantee of Medicaid coverage for people who meet certain eligibility criteria.

24.   Lawmakers are still haggling over the eligibility criteria.

25.   Many experts say this system could widen the differences in benefits because states would have more freedom to set eligibility criteria and benefit levels.

26.   Medicaid is now an entitlement, guaranteed to anyone who meets the federal and state eligibility criteria, based largely on income and assets.

27.   Medicaid is now an open-ended entitlement, available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria.

28.   Now if a student meets the eligibility criteria, the state will give him or her a grant.

29.   Nursing home residents, poor children and disabled people are now entitled to Medicaid if they meet certain eligibility criteria.

30.   Other materials incorrectly listed the eligibility criteria as being the same for all income levels.