EzraS wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
EzraS wrote:
ConquestofBread wrote:
We should just have universal free healthcare.
What I don't get is, my aunt's employer was able to provide free healthcare to thousands of basically minimum wage employees. It's something they elected to do and were proud of. And the founder/ceo is considered to be a total miser in most respects. So why can't the United States just provide the same thing for all of its citizens? Other countries do.
Poor people get free government health care.
"74,305,276 individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in the 51 states reporting August 2017 data".
https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/progr ... index.htmlThat CEO is likely not doing them any favors. He could of increased their pay instead, and they could of signed up for Medicaid.
I don't think he pays them so little that they qualify for medicaid. I know my aunt doesn't qualify for a subsidy.
What's the max income allowed to qualify?
That's a complaint against Walmart .... that the pay is so low that the workers get Medicaid.
Eligibility 1. It's based on your state.
2. The income it looks at is your
modified adjusted gross income, which is less than your actual income. It's your income after the personal exemption, standard deduction, and some further adjustments.
3. Typically if your modified adjusted gross income is less than 138% of the FPL (federal poverty level) ... which is based on the number of family members in your house ...then you qualify
Medicaid eligibility based on 138% FPL ...
https://www.zanebenefits.com/blog/2017- ... guidelinesFor example, with 3 family members (mom and two kids say) .. you can make $28,000 + $4000 (personal exemption) + $6000 (standard deduction), so $38,000 and still qualify.
However, circumventing all this is the ACA rule that if you qualify for ACA, then you're ineligible for Medicaid. So, then you have to look up the ACA charts to see if you qualify for the ACA subsidies....
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/health/ ... ssistance/