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  2. Implementation history of the Affordable Care Act - Wikipedia

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    In 2016 two thirds of individual plans were narrow-network HMO plans. [42] One of the causes of insurer losses is the lower income, older and sicker enrollee population. One 2016 analysis reported that while 81% of the population with incomes from 100 to 150% of the federal poverty level signed up, only 45% of those from 150 to 200% did so.

  3. Poverty thresholds (United States Census Bureau) - Wikipedia

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    For statistical purposes (e.g., counting the poor population), the United States Census Bureau uses a set of annual income levels, the poverty thresholds, slightly different from the federal poverty guidelines. As with the poverty guidelines, they represent a federal government estimate of the point below which a household of a given size has ...

  4. Health insurance marketplace - Wikipedia

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    The subsidies for insurance premiums are given to individuals who buy a plan from an exchange and have a household income between 133% and 400% of the poverty line. [ 38 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Section 1401(36B) of PPACA explains that each subsidy will be provided as an advanceable, refundable tax credit [ 47 ] and gives a formula for its ...

  5. Medicaid - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...

  6. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Medicare in the United States somewhat resembles a single-payer health care system but is not. [why?] Before Medicare, only 51% of people aged 65 and older had health care coverage, and nearly 30% lived below the federal poverty level. Medicaid is a health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources.

  7. List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate - Wikipedia

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    All people in poverty. Percent. 2021. US Department of Agriculture (USDA). [2] All people in poverty (2021) Children ages 0-17 in poverty (2021) 90% confidence interval of estimate 90% confidence interval of estimate States and D.C. Percent Lower Bound Upper Bound Percent Lower Bound Upper Bound National: 12.8 12.7 12.9 16.9 16.7 17.1 Alabama ...

  8. Medicaid coverage gap - Wikipedia

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    [12] [13] Softening the eligibility requirements for Medicaid was a central goal of the ACA, [14] forming a two-pronged policy along with subsidized private insurance via health insurance marketplaces to expand health insurance coverage in the U.S. [15] [7] [3] The Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA allowed states to lower the income ...

  9. Affordable Care Act - Wikipedia

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    Individuals whose household incomes are between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL) are eligible to receive federal subsidies for premiums for policies purchased on an ACA exchange, provided they are not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, or other forms of public assistance health coverage ...