Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca...
by owenmarshall on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:18PM
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In the grand tradition of USA politics, that responsibility has almost entirely been abdicated to the states.
Some states took federal funding to expand Medicaid and make it available to anyone making 138% of the federal poverty line -- think around $35k annually for a family of four.
Others did not. Consider Texas: medicaid is available for children, pregnant women, adults caring for children, and a few other special groups (children transitioning out of foster care, certain disabilities, etc.) It is not something that is available for all Texans.
In Texas, a single parent caring for one child would have to make less than $103 per month to receive coverage.
Some states took federal funding to expand Medicaid and make it available to anyone making 138% of the federal poverty line -- think around $35k annually for a family of four.
Others did not. Consider Texas: medicaid is available for children, pregnant women, adults caring for children, and a few other special groups (children transitioning out of foster care, certain disabilities, etc.) It is not something that is available for all Texans.
In Texas, a single parent caring for one child would have to make less than $103 per month to receive coverage.
https://yourtexasbenefits.hhsc.texas.gov/programs/health/you...