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How do the tax credits work? As in, you get the money back on your tax refund? This woman makes about $500 a month. And those plans are typically $8000+ deducti
by TurkishPoptart 7y ago
How do the tax credits work? As in, you get the money back on your tax refund? This woman makes about $500 a month. And those plans are typically $8000+ deductible, basically shit plans. In most states, people qualify for Medicaid when they make less than $1,200 a month. Which is completely free care.
- oh_sigh 7y agoYou can take the tax credit and apply it to your taxes at EOY, or you can have advanced payment where the tax credits are paid out monthly to your insurance company to help cover your premiums. Using the latter method, she basically just gets free health care - she doesn't need to wait a full year to recoup her $370*12
- TurkishPoptart 7y agoI suspect that for most people making, say, less than $60,000 a year, paying cash for insurance and then expecting to be reimbursed by filing incomprehensible tax forms is not an option. This person simply can't afford it. Tax credits are useless when you are living paycheck to paycheck from two crappy jobs. She is probably eligible for Medicaid.
- oh_sigh 7y agoThe ACA specifically supports paying your estimated tax credit directly to the insurance company on a month to month basis, meaning you don't need to front the cash before you get it back as a tax credit.