IRS Rule Could Keep Working-Class Families From Affordable Coverage
An IRS rule could mean some working-class families may not be able to afford employer-sponsored insurance nor qualify for federal subsidies under the health law, leaving a key part of America uninsured. Childless adults, however, are in line for significant health insurance coverage gains under the health law's Medicaid expansion.
The New York Times: Ambiguity In Health Law Could Make Family Coverage Too Costly For Many
The new health care law is known as the Affordable Care Act. But Democrats in Congress and advocates for low-income people say coverage may be unaffordable for millions of Americans because of a cramped reading of the law by the administration and by the Internal Revenue Service in particular. Under rules proposed by the service, some working-class families would be unable to afford family coverage offered by their employers, and yet they would not qualify for subsidies provided by the law (Pear, 8/11).
The Hill: Report: Medicaid Expansion Would Help Childless Adults
Single adults without children would benefit significantly from the Medicaid expansion in President Obama's health care law, according to new research. The report, written by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says roughly 82 percent of the people newly eligible for Medicaid do not have a dependent child (Baker, 8/10).
