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Most of these programs require you to be able to clear the bureaucratic hurdles to be eligible for them; welfare reform in the '90s made many welfare programs t

by lambda 9y ago

Most of these programs require you to be able to clear the bureaucratic hurdles to be eligible for them; welfare reform in the '90s made many welfare programs temporary or added work requirements to them (like TANF, which is "temporary assistance for needy families). This continues today, with the Trump administration allowing states to add a work requirement for Medicaid, which in many cases would then make people ineligible for Medicaid as they would earn too much to qualify, but too little to get Obamacare subsidies for private insurance. If you don't have a permanent address, up to date ID, and a bank account, and a job, many of these programs may not be available to you. But I believe these counts do not include welfare programs other than those that give you cash (like Social Security benefits including disability). Other programs offer services or restricted forms of payment, which cannot be used for saving, for purchasing other things you might need like gas or transportation, and so on.

DrScump 9y ago
but too little to get Obamacare subsidies That makes no sense; you can't make "too little" to be subsidized. People making just over the MediCal threshold pay as little as $5/mo in CA, with the other $350-580 being subsidized (they aren't even limited to Bronze policies!).
- lambda 9y ago
  That's in CA, which has expanded Medicaid to cover the gap. In states which haven't, you can make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to qualify for Obamacare subsidies: http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/21/news/economy/obamacare-medicaid-coverage-gap-texas/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/21/news/economy/obamacare-medic... This happened because the Supreme Court ruled that states couldn't be compelled to expand Medicaid to cover the gap, which the original legislation had depended on to make the plan work. So states which did not expand Medicaid have an income range in which you can't get Medicaid or Obamacare subsidies.

by lambda 9y ago

DrScump 9y ago

but too little to get Obamacare subsidies That makes no sense; you can't make "too little" to be subsidized. People making just over the MediCal threshold pay as little as $5/mo in CA, with the other $350-580 being subsidized (they aren't even limited to Bronze policies!).

lambda 9y ago
That's in CA, which has expanded Medicaid to cover the gap. In states which haven't, you can make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to qualify for Obamacare subsidies: http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/21/news/economy/obamacare-medicaid-coverage-gap-texas/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/21/news/economy/obamacare-medic... This happened because the Supreme Court ruled that states couldn't be compelled to expand Medicaid to cover the gap, which the original legislation had depended on to make the plan work. So states which did not expand Medicaid have an income range in which you can't get Medicaid or Obamacare subsidies.