Individual mandate financial hardship exception (H.R. 3962), annual incomes under $9,350

[usregimechange]

House Leadership Bill
Affordable Health Care for America Act
(H.R. 3962)

Exceptions granted for those with incomes below the filing threshold (in 2009 the threshold for taxpayers under age 65 is $9,350 for singles and $18,700 for couples).

http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm


Can people who make $9,400 a year afford health insurance?

Edited to correct my original assumption that did not correct for changes in Medicaid eligibility in the bill.

[usregimechange]

1. Edited to correct a few things, sorry.

[TheKentuckian]

2. Well, those commercials say you can feed and educate a person for less

than the cost of a cup of coffee a day. Maybe the Christian Children's fund can set up a budget for them.

[blogslut]

3. While the final bill is yet to be

...here is a calculator:

http://healthreform.kff.org/SubsidyCalculator.aspx

[Teaser]

4. According to the benefit calculator

at http://healthreform.kff.org/SubsidyCalculator.aspx this income level will still be covered under medicaid.

In fact, if you're making 15,000 a year, and single, you should be subsidized to 77% of the plan cost, so a 2600 yearly plan should cost ~$600.00

[usregimechange]

5. Not in my state

[blogslut]

6. I think you misunderstand

...the nation-wide expansion of Medicaid eligibility proposed in both bills.

[usregimechange]

7. That is true, looking it up...

[usregimechange]

13. Edited to correct, thanks.

[Teaser]

8. read blogslut's answer

also, even were it not the case, that income level would be subsidized 100%.

That income level is not going to pay a thing.

[subterranean]

10. Why not in your state?

Both plans set Medicaid eligibility as a percentage of the Federal Poverty Line. Unless you live in Alaska or Hawaii, the FPL is the same for every state, isn't it? Your state may have a lower Medicaid eligibility limit currently, but I think both reform bills would change that.

[blogslut]

9. Oh, and shame on the people un-reccing this OP

DUer, usregimechange, asked a perfectly legitimate question.

[amborin]

11. NO! is this a sick joke?

[omega minimo]

12. Does the insurance cover the car those people will be living in?

[johnaries]

14. That's a different issue we need to work on. But they will be

eligible for Medicaid under the expanded coverage.

[omega minimo]

16. No it's not a different issue. Working people with homes ALL earn more than that. That's not even

poverty level wages.

[Thickasabrick]

15. I know.....people could not even afford an apartment on that much less

insurance.

[omega minimo]

17. Fucking absurd. I thought someone might laugh at my joke but someone's trying to say this is OK?

:wow:

[leftstreet]

18. This is definitely the time to buy Dead Peasants Insurance

K&R

[berni_mccoy]

19. You are not considering that those who make between that level and 300% of the poverty level will

receive subsidies to pay for their plans.

[SpartanDem]

20. Medicaid is being expanded

people from 133% to 150% FPL in Senate and House bill respectively would get their health care from it.