The eligibility maximum is around $15k for a single person with no kids. It goes up from there -- for example, for a family of four, it's around $33k.
To answer your question, though, there are a lot of poor adults out there. Prior to 2010, they were generally ineligible for Medicaid. Now they're eligible in about half the states. Voila. Massively increasing Medicaid rolls.
The short answer is that Obamacare can't possibly work mathematically. High prememiums and high deductables makes it completely unworkable. The only people who benefit are the ones not paying into it.
This will go down as the biggest government blunder in history. Hopefully those who forced this mess on us will be held accountable.
where are you getting 3.9 from?
Things are worse than that. There are people who qualify for Medicaid, but stay off it because they are being supported by others. I couldn't get more than a PT job to save my life and health insurance would bankrupt me if I had to pay for it on my own.
Know who a lot of the folks on medicaid are? Kids. Never been very enterprising as a group. Know who a lot of the folks on food stamps are? I will provide a hint - not enterprising.
I'll add something else you probably know since you're such a smarty pants. Medical expenses are an allowable tax deduction. Everyone that itemizes or receives insurance from work has subsidized medical care, meaning that everyone pays into the healthcare system either directly or indirectly. Obamacare doesn't change that.
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Know who a lot of the folks on medicaid are? Kids. Never been very enterprising as a group. Know who a lot of the folks on food stamps are? I will provide a hint - not enterprising.
Such a great point! Everyone who can't afford health insurance should just drop everything and start an enterprise.
What if they don't have the capital? Umm...well just ignore that for a minute. What about the fact that it typically takes years for a new enterprise to become profitable? Um...well just sweep that under the rug for now.... What about the fact that most new businesses fail? Um....blank out. What about the facts it's just not possible or realistic for everyone to be a business owner, and this is the reason we need a viable economy that offers adequate employment opportunities so that people can earn livings? Oh just shut up with your facts already!! Anyone on Medicaid obviously just isn't "enterprising" enough!!
You're blaming the victims of Obama's destructive policies for the desperate circumstances his actions have reduced them to. Your behavior thoroughly puts the lie to any claim that Obama's supporters actually care about the poor. You guys don't give a damn if the economy goes to Hell as long as you get your agenda passed,
I own quite a few rental houses in a small town in the midwest. I would say most of my renters would qualify for Medicaid and they all work full time. Most make between $9 and $12 an hour working jobs like nursing home aid or in factories. A local factory that makes parts for Honda uses temps at $9 and hour and hires in fulltime at a little more than that. (Honda is the company that makes those really nice cars)