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The percentage is based on the percent of federal poverty level (FPL) for the household, and varies slightly from year to year. In 2019, it ranged from 2.08% of income (100%-133% FPL) to 9.86% of income (300%-400% FPL). [68] The subsidy can be used for any plan available on the exchange, but not catastrophic plans.
Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with low income in the United States, providing free health insurance to 85 million low-income and disabled people as of 2022; [3] in 2019, the program paid for half of all U.S. births. [4]
In participating states, Medicaid eligibility is expanded; all individuals with income up to 133% of the poverty line qualify for coverage, including adults without dependent children. [43] [50] The law also provides for a 5% "income disregard", making the effective income eligibility limit 138% of the poverty line. [51]
The law includes a large number of health-related provisions, most of which took effect in 2014, including expanding Medicaid eligibility for people making up to 133% of FPL, [319] subsidizing insurance premiums for individuals and families making up to 400% of FPL and capping expenses from 2% to 9.8% of annual income.
For example, California's Public Health Care Systems are only 6% of the hospitals in the state, yet provide care for 38% of all hospital care of uninsured in California- 123,000 of which are homeless, and 3.6 million of which live below the federal poverty line. [17]
[63] [64] The Spotlight on Poverty states that, as of 2024, 693,000 Hispanic and Black Americans are below 200% level in Georgia, and 19% of Georgian children live in poverty. [65] Living in poverty does increase the chances of maternal mortality because women and children do not have the finances to travel to areas in Georgia that have ...
Under Biden's proposal, "no one would be required to pay more than 8.5 percent of their income toward health insurance premiums." [ 205 ] Under Biden's plan, all those on the individual insurance market would qualify for tax credits on premiums (a change from existing law, which caps premium tax credits at four times the federal poverty level ...
Despite having all food imported, the Household and Income Expenditure Survey (HIES) conducted for the year of 2012–2013 found that Nauruans have a food poverty incidence rate of 0, based on the Food Poverty Line (FPL) which "includes a daily intake of 2,100 calories per adult per day."