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Because insurance plans for many households, especially those with older members, cost more than 9.6% of 400% of the poverty level, the ACA's original provisions for the PTC created a benefits cliff, whereby a household that saw an income boost that put them over the 400% line could see a big jump in the cost of their health insurance, turning ...
In 2014 the payment amount was 1% of income or $95 per adult ($47.50 per child) limited to a family maximum of $285 (national average premium for a bronze plan), whichever is greater. [4] In 2015 the penalty increased to $285 per adult or 2% of income above the limit. [5]
Because it takes more than one year to fully collect such data, and because some people have January birthdays, the age 62 calculation done in 2006 must be based on the most recent data which is the 2004 national average wage. By law, all covered workers who attain age 62 in 2006 must be treated the same with respect to wage indexation so the ...
a 5.4% surtax on individuals whose adjusted gross income exceeds $500,000 ($1 million for married couples filing joint returns) [3] a 2.5% excise tax on medical devices [3] reductions in projected spending on Medicare of $400 billion over a ten-year period [4]
[82] [88] The law also provides for a 5% "income disregard", making the effective income eligibility limit 138% of the poverty line. [89] States may choose to increase the income eligibility limit beyond this minimum requirement. [89] As written, the ACA withheld all Medicaid funding from states declining to participate in the expansion.
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In March 2018, the CBO reported that ACA had reduced income inequality in 2014, saying the law led the lowest and second quintiles (the bottom 40%) to receive an average of an additional $690 and $560 respectively while causing households in the top 1% to pay an additional $21,000 due mostly to the net investment income tax and the additional ...