Poverty ≠ Medicaid. 72 M on Medicaid because it also covers kids, new moms, seniors & disabled—not just the 37 M below the poverty line. Apples and oranges.
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⬆️ this!
jun 30, 2025, 5:45 pm • 3 0 • view
jun 30, 2025, 8:38 pm • 0 0 • view
The Affordable Care Act, specifically under Medicaid Expansion, allows adults making up to 138% of the poverty line to receive Medicaid. I suspect the additional 35+ million people not under the poverty line are in that 100%-138% bracket.
jun 30, 2025, 6:21 pm • 4 0 • view
and the poverty line is 15,600 a year! It's insane, you can't buy food and pay rent for that much! Especially in Ca.
jun 30, 2025, 6:22 pm • 66 1 • view
If you're earning under 15,600 you're probably homeless.
jun 30, 2025, 8:27 pm • 13 0 • view
One bad day away.
jun 30, 2025, 10:38 pm • 4 0 • view