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The 2025 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) that underpins ACA premium tax credit eligibility for the 48 contiguous states is , with higher guideline amounts for Alaska and Hawaii. Marketplace subsidies rema...
The federal poverty guidelines (FPG) published by HHS are the baseline that many federal and state programs use for income eligibility; health programs (Medicaid, CHIP, Marketplace subsidies) and nutr...
The cost of infant vaccines out-of-pocket depends less on a single CDC recommendation and more on who pays: private insurers, federal and state programs, or the individual family — and most coverage f...
The 2025 HHS poverty guidelines were produced by taking the Census Bureau’s 2023 poverty thresholds and adjusting them for price changes between 2023 and 2024 using the Consumer Price Index for All Ur...
MaineCare eligibility depends on the applicant’s coverage group, household composition and income rules — not simply where someone “sleeps.” Young adults age 19–20 can qualify under MAGI/CHIP rules an...
The HHS 2025 poverty guidelines set the contiguous U.S. (48 states + D.C.) baseline at $15,650 for one person and $32,150 for a family of four; Alaska and Hawaii have higher, separate figures that inc...
The premium tax credit (PTC) is only available for plans bought through the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace (exchange) and to people who meet income and other eligibility rules; historically that mea...
Premium tax credits on the ACA Marketplace lower monthly premiums for eligible families by covering the difference between a benchmark plan and a family's required contribution, with eligibility gener...
The 2025 HHS poverty guidelines are the baseline numbers many federal means-tested programs use to set income eligibility, and for a household of two the 2025 guideline is $21,150 for the 48 contiguou...
MaineCare eligibility depends on specific coverage groups, household composition and income — it is not a blanket right for 18–26 year olds regardless of parental income (CoverME and Maine DHHS explai...
Parental income usually counts for MAGI-based MaineCare categories that cover children and young adults — meaning an 18‑year‑old living with and claimed on parents’ taxes will generally have household...
Repaying excess advance premium tax credits (APTC) does not itself change past Medicaid or CHIP eligibility determinations; Marketplace and IRS rules treat eligibility and tax reconciliation as separa...
The HHS poverty guidelines (often called “FPL”) are formally used to set income cutoffs or reference points for many federal health and benefit programs — for example, Medicaid/CHIP eligibility and Ma...
Federal programs and benefits commonly set eligibility as a percentage of the 2025 Federal Poverty Level (FPL); key cutoffs applicants should watch are roughly 100% FPL (Medicaid/CHIP thresholds in ma...
State laws on transgender healthcare vary dramatically: many states have enacted bans or restrictions on gender‑affirming care for minors and, increasingly, adults, while other states have “shield” or...
For 2026 coverage, eligibility for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credit (APTC) and cost‑sharing reductions (CSRs) is determined by comparing a household’s projected 2026 income to the prio...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) largely from its insurance marketplaces and Medicaid expansions, meaning undocumented children are not directly covered by ACA provisions and often rely on emergency Medi...
The core federal restriction on Medicaid eligibility for undocumented immigrants stems from the 1996 welfare reform law, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), w...