Nobody who was poor was uninsured as they had Medicaid. You're very wrong, prior to the ACA...
The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) has the potential to extend coverage to many of the 47 million nonelderly uninsured people nationwide.
" Medicaid had gaps in coverage for adults because eligibility was restricted to specific categories of low-income individuals, such as children, their parents, pregnant women, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities. In most states, adults without dependent children were ineligible for Medicaid, regardless of their income, and income limits for parents were very low—often below half the poverty level.1 However, some states had expanded coverage to parents at higher income levels or provided coverage to adults without dependent children. "
The ACA aimed to fill in gaps in coverage by extending Medicaid to nearly all nonelderly adults with incomes at or below 138% of poverty (about $32,900 for a family of four in 2014). In the 27 states that are implementing the Medicaid expansion in 2014, Medicaid covers almost all nonelderly adults with incomes at or below at least 138% of poverty, as shown by the dark blue shading in Figure 2. Connecticut, the District of Columbia, and Minnesota extend coverage to parents and/or childless adults at higher incomes. All states previously expanded eligibility for children to higher levels than adults through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and in the states moving forward with the expansion, the median Medicaid and CHIP eligibility threshold for children in 2014 is 213% of poverty (about $50,800 for a child in a family of four). In states that do not implement the expansion, Medicaid eligibility for adults will remain quite limited. As of January 2014, the median Medicaid eligibility limit for non-disabled parents in states not implementing the expansion in 2014 is just 46% of poverty, or about $11,200 a year for a parent in a family of four. In all but one of these non-expansion states (Wisconsin), adults without dependent children remain ineligible for Medicaid regardless of their income.
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Millions of people have birth control in their policies although they cannot get pregnant. That is simply just one example. neonatal care would be another. There are two many of "everything" and the insurance companies have to provide it, so they charge for it. A nonsensical argument....bear in mind most people have large deductibles....also providing birth control is a real cost saving measure for the country at large since it avoids many abortions and unwanted children who will be going on welfare otherwise.... You seem to have a cushy policy, I asked whose it is and who pays for yours.....? |
