Thus it only makes health care more "affordable" if you're at the point where you've got money to move around in a month.
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This doesn't apply to people on the Medicaid expansion... which is being phased out by 2020.
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People on it by 2020 will be able to cling to it as long as they stay enrolled in Medicaid, but no new enrollments will be allowed
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This is another policy that will serve to trap people in poverty, because if you get a job and get better insurance, then lose it...
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...you can't go back on the Medicaid expansion. That's going to make a lot of people nervous about seeking better coverage.
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The tax credits are income-graduated, starting to diminish around 75k and disappearing at 100k. An earlier version lacked this.
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It would probably be politically unpopular to have millionaires getting the same tax credits as everyone else, but.
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"Means testing" (the phrase used for tying benefits to how much money you make/have) hurts the poor more than the rich.
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And it's used to fuel resentment and suspicion of anyone who qualifies for/accepts benefits.
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Plus, it's often costs more to operate the means testing than it recoups in money saved.
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