How Low Is Low For The Uninsured - Department Of Health And Human Services

Online, September 20, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Under the Affordable Care Act, advanced payment of the premium tax credits will be made available for eligible individuals and families to afford insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Start on January 1, 2014, states may expand Medicaid eligibility for low-income adults. Currently there are 41.3 million eligible uninsured Americans that are expanding Medicaid, a total of 23.2 million people, or 56 percent of the 41.3 million eligible uninsured, may qualify for Medicaid, CHIP, or tax credits to purchase coverage for $100 or less per person per month. If all states expanded their Medicaid programs, 78 percent of the 41.3 million eligible uninsured, or 32.1 million people, would qualify for Medicaid, CHIP, or tax credits to purchase coverage for $100 or less. Marketplace eligible is defined as the eligible uninsured with incomes above 138% of the Federal Poverty Level in Medicaid expansion states or above 100% of the Federal Poverty Level in non-expansion states. These estimates do not take into account the requirements relating to other minimum essential coverage or tax filing requirements.

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