The welfare mother with six kids with six different last names: Who pays her premium?
The newly arrived immigrant (both legal and illegal) without a dime on them: Who pays?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/what-health-bill-means-for-you/
Your coverage:
Right now:
If you have been unable to obtain health insurance as a result of a pre-existing medical condition, you may be able to buy it through one of the “high risk pools” the law has set up in each state through the end of 2013. But the premiums in the pools vary and can be high.
Starting in 2014:
Based on your income, it appears you would be eligible for Medicaid beginning no later than 2014. The law expands Medicaid to all individuals and families with incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. But the court found that states cannot be penalized if they decline to comply with the expansion, raising questions as to how effectively the federal government will be able to implement it.
“Starting in 2014:
Based on your income, it appears you would be eligible for Medicaid beginning no later than 2014. The law expands Medicaid to all individuals and families with incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. But the court found that states cannot be penalized if they decline to comply with the expansion, raising questions as to how effectively the federal government will be able to implement it.”
And what about income either zero or below poverty level, but with lot’s of assets (e.g someone that’s earned a lot of money and “retired” at a very young age.)?