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How much does the Affordable Care Act addresses this? I know insurance can't be denied to people with pre-existing conditions and there can't be any life-time e
by abraham_s 13y ago
How much does the Affordable Care Act addresses this? I know insurance can't be denied to people with pre-existing conditions and there can't be any life-time expense caps. But is there any measure to address the high cost of health care in US?
- haldujai 13y agoInsurance providers don't pay these sky high rates so it effectively reduces the out of pocket expenses of patients, significantly.
- zanny 13y agoEffective next year up to 400% of the poverty line is eligible for some fraction of their expenses covered under Medicaid. If you are beyond that threshold is the infamous "uninsured tax". Note that 400% of the poverty line is around $50k a year.
- mathgladiator 13y agoI wonder where the 400% came from; that seems very... odd
- zanny 13y agoThe poverty line is a sliding scale based on household size, so for a 4 person household that threshold is 94,200. It is basically the "you make enough money that you can either get insurance through work or the flat rate we are forcing insurers to pay".