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The federal poverty guidelines used for 2026 coverage are the HHS “2025” poverty guidelines (published for use in 2026 benefit determinations) and list a 48‑state/D.C. baseline of $25,750 for a four‑p...
The official 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPL) figures used by most programs are published by HHS/ASPE and summarized in federal notices; they set a 100% FPL base and specify per-person add-ons (f...
The 2025 HHS poverty guidelines set the annual Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for the 48 contiguous states at $15,650 for a single-person household and $54,150 for an eight-person household, with per‑per...
Undocumented immigrants are generally ineligible for federally funded full health coverage (Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare) and cannot get Marketplace subsidies; federal “Emergency Medicaid” reimburses only...
The baseline rule under the Affordable Care Act ties premium tax credit eligibility to household income measured as a percentage of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL): traditionally 100%–400% of FPL, wit...
Federal and state reporting shows dozens of criminal cases tied to multiple Minnesota fraud schemes: prosecutors have charged roughly 70–86 people across related probes, with reporting commonly citing...
Obamacare (ACA) premium tax credits traditionally apply to households with incomes between , but temporary policy changes enacted in 2021 expanded eligibility above 400% through the 2025 coverage year...
Minnesota authorities’ investigations into fraud schemes tied to members of the Somali community span several years and involve multiple large cases that federal prosecutors have said amounted to “hun...
Somali immigrants in Minnesota access mainstream federal and state safety-net programs—like SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid and various state-funded social services—through the same enrollment systems us...
Available reporting documents that Dr. Mehmet Oz has publicly promoted supplements and other consumer products — including regular posts touting products sold on iHerb and prior on-air endorsements — ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces enrolled a record roughly 24.2–24.3 million people for 2025, according to federal and independent health-policy reporting . A precise statement of what share...
Somali immigrant households in Minnesota are reported by multiple sources to have exceptionally high rates of public‑benefit use — figures as high as 81 percent of Somali households receiving some for...
The Working Families Tax Cut Act (a name used for the 2025 package also called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” or WFTC) primarily preserves and extends large parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA...
Reporting shows two overlapping but distinct threads: long-term public-safety and socioeconomic challenges in Minneapolis neighborhoods with large Somali populations, notably Cedar‑Riverside, document...
Federal changes taking effect in 2026 will tighten Medicaid’s income and administrative rules, end the enhanced expansion match (FMAP), add six‑month redeterminations for many adults, and restrict eli...
The immediate cause cited by critics is a Department of Education proposal to exclude nursing from the federal definition of “professional degree,” which would affect loan eligibility and forgiveness ...
Analyses across news outlets and research groups show that on balance wealthier, Democratic-leaning “blue” states tend to send more federal tax dollars to Washington than they receive back in programm...
Walmart is consistently identified as one of the largest private-sector employers whose workforce includes substantial numbers of , but there is no single, up-to-date national tally of how many Walmar...
If Congress allows the enhanced ACA premium tax credits to expire after 2025, KFF estimates average marketplace premium payments would more than double (+114%, from $888 to $1,904), raising net annual...
Republican Minnesota House members have filed four articles of impeachment against Governor Tim Walz alleging misconduct tied to widespread fraud and failures of oversight in state programs, with the ...