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In reply to the discussion: today our hr dept. sent out a notice [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)38. Please take a look at this.
Some of the millions of poor people expected to lose out on Obamacare coverage next year because their states are not expanding Medicaid might have a way to get help, but the strategy carries risk.
Experts say the key is for them to project their 2014 income to at least the federal poverty level, about $11,500 per person or $23,500 for a family of four. That would entitle them to federal subsidies that would cover nearly all the cost of private coverage sold on new online insurance marketplaces set up by the federal health law. The subsidies are available on a sliding scale to people making between the poverty level and four times that amount.
Everyone applying for subsidies must estimate their 2014 income. For the poor, the difference between qualifying -- or not -- could be $1,000 or less a year. Since many rely on hourly or seasonal work, their incomes often fluctuate by a few thousand dollars each year. That's one reason why people often lose eligibility for Medicaid, the state federal insurance program for the poor.
While there are steep fines for knowingly lying on a government application for financial assistance, if someone merely miscalculates their income above the poverty level in 2014, and is later found to have made less than the poverty level, they won't have to pay any money back, according to the Treasury Department. "There's little risk because under the rules you don't have to pay anything back," said Richard Trembowicz, vice president for Celtic Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Centene Corp. which is offering plans on several exchanges, including Mississippi.
http://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/20130808/how-poor-might-qualify-for-obamacare-subsidies-in-states-that-dont-expand-medicaid
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Do tell us which State does not furnish Medicaid to those below the poverty threshold.
Cryptoad
Sep 2013
#17
In the case your employer offers insurance you are not eligible for them.
Puzzledtraveller
Sep 2013
#10
Not your fault some folks are just too busy cheerleading to become well informed, or
jtuck004
Sep 2013
#28
Got my email a week or so ago. Waiting for the FL Health Exchange to come online on Oct. 1
Roland99
Sep 2013
#12
My private sector union sent us the same letter. It even says don't listen to the
JaneyVee
Sep 2013
#25