Is that because the federal law assumes an expansion of Medicaid, but your state didn't do it?

My parents in NC are in that exact situation. My dad is on disability and Medicaid, and insurance for my stepmom would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 50% of their income. She doesn't qualify for any assistance. Apparently, 377,000 other North Carolinians don't either. And there are 19 other states in a similar position.

http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts-and-features/state-by-st...