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A court decision last year makes it easier for low-income residents in Florida and other states that haven’t expanded Medicaid to make good-faith estimates of a pay increase, and there is no financial penalty if they don’t hit that figure.
More than 2 million low-income people — half of them in Florida and Texas — are uninsured because they are stuck in a coverage gap: They earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but because of a quirk of the Affordable Care Act, they earn too little to qualify for a subsidized ACA marketplace plan.
More than 2 million low-income people — half of them in Florida and Texas — are uninsured because they are stuck in a coverage gap: They earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but because of a quirk of the Affordable Care Act, they earn too little to qualify for a subsidized ACA marketplace plan.
Andrea LaRew’s employer doesn’t offer a traditional health plan, but it does provide $100 a month to pay for a plan she purchases on her own. That money comes under an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement, established through a rule issued by the Trump administration last year. The $100 is not taxable. Provided Until October, Andrea LaRew was paying $950 a month for health insurance through her job at the Northwest Douglas County Chamber & Economic Development Corp. near Denver. Her company didn’t contribute anything toward the premium. And LaRew and her husband had a st...