Eligibility & Application Guide
Need a one stop shop if you still haven't applied for health insurance coverage and are wondering what you need to do? Look no further. My hope is that this article will provide you everything you need to know to enroll in a health insurance plan before this years deadline. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the national poverty rate for the continental US (for 2014) is $11,670/year. That's for one person, living by themselves. For every extra person in the household, you add $4,060. July 30, 1965 is a day that will go down as one of America's greatest days. After a truly bipartisan vote in both the House of Representatives and the US Senate, an amendment to the Social Security Act setting up our nations first public health insurance program passed and was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The single greatest legislative accomplishment in the second half of the twentieth century came on July 30, 1965, the date President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments that created Medicare and Medicaid.
Debunking Lies & Misinformation About MedicaidFact Checking Articles on Medicaid| Date | Article Name | About | |
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| 04/03/14 | The disputed math behind Medicaid expansion fight | Medicaid & Texas | |
| 03/17/14 | Boehner’s claim that Obamacare has resulted in a ‘net loss’ of people with health insurance | Medicaid, Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) & Health Insurance Industry | |
| 03/07/14 | Deep mysteries of the Medicaid expansion | Medicaid, Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), Rick Scott & Florida | |
| 02/25/14 | Rick Scott opposed Medicaid expansion before he supported it | Medicaid, Rick Scott & Florida | |
| 02/23/14 | Scott Walker says federal government reneged on Medicaid payments to Wisconsin | Medicaid & Scott Walker | |
| 01/14/14 | Rubio’s claim that Medicaid expansion funds will ‘go away’ | Medicaid, Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), Marco Rubio & Florida | |
| 01/10/14 | Medicaid Estate Recovery Program | Medicaid & Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) | |
| 01/01/14 | Illinois Medicaid Moving Forward in 2014 | Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) & Illinois | |
| 12/31/13 | Stunning new report undermines central GOP Obamacare claim | Medicaid, Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), 113th Congress Republicans, Health Insurance Industry & Millions Will Lose Health Insurance Under Obamacare | |
| 12/15/13 | Texas has highest uninsured rate and most uninsured children in country | Medicaid, Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) & Texas | |
Medicaid News & Opinion Articles |  | Thu Feb 16, 2017 | vox.com
Deep uncertainty and serious divisions within the Republican coalition about the way forward on Obamacare have surfaced... |
|  | Tue Aug 25, 2015 | vox.com
Earlier this month, the government reported something incredible: Just 9.2 percent of Americans lack health insurance.... |
|  | Thu Jun 11, 2015 | thenation.com
RaDonna Kuekelhan and her sister, Cathy O’Mara, have spent their whole lives in and around southeast Kansas, a largely... |
|  | Fri Apr 03, 2015 | talkingpointsmemo.com
When it comes to health care at the Supreme Court this year, all eyes are focused on the Obamacare tax credits case, Ki... |
|  | Mon Mar 16, 2015 | huffingtonpost.com
More than 16 million Americans gained health coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, mainly via the law's health i... |
|  | Tue Oct 21, 2014 | theatlantic.com
Pity the poor Republican governor.
Take John Kasich of Ohio. He's caught between a state budget that has to be balan... |
|  | Mon Sep 29, 2014 | politico.com
Since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the law has weathered a government shutdown, a Supreme Co... |
|  | Tue Sep 02, 2014 | huffingtonpost.com
More than 8 million people enrolled in private health insurance under Obamacare for 2014, topping expectations despite... |
|  | Fri Aug 08, 2014 | reuters.com
More than seven million Americans have gained health coverage through government programs including Medicaid since enro... |
|  | Thu Jul 31, 2014 | huffingtonpost.com
Nearly nine in 10 Californians with a plan purchased through the state's health insurance exchange will see price incre... |
Medicaid Videos |  | Tue Mar 04, 2014
While the Census Bureau's official poverty measure shows 9 percent of seniors nationally... |
|  | Mon Mar 03, 2014
I talk to Michele Johnson, executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center, about Medi... |
|  | Mon Feb 03, 2014
After the Supreme Court ruled that states were not obligated to expand their Medicaid pro... |
|  | Fri Nov 08, 2013
"The White House is broadening its fight with states over Obamacare's Medicaid expansion,... |
|  | Wed Nov 06, 2013
Sen. Bernie Sanders attacks Sen. David Vitter over Louisiana's decision to not accept Med... |
|  | Wed Oct 30, 2013
Tom Foreman explains how Obamacare is causing a surge in Medicaid enrollment. |
|  | Mon Oct 07, 2013
As the effects of the shutdown take hold, longer-term fights over safety net programs con... |
|  | Mon Jul 01, 2013
States Forgo Billions in Federal Cash by Opting Out of Medicaid Expansion. |
|  | Mon Jun 17, 2013
Republican governors from Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Arizona were originally opposed to... |
|  | Thu May 23, 2013
Children and pregnant women in Texas without health coverage may be able to get low cost... |
|  | Wed May 15, 2013
Under the new health care reform law, Medicaid will cover more low-income, disabled, and... |
|  | Fri May 10, 2013
President Obama delivers statement on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the health... |
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