Some 200,000 people bought ACA coverage during the first two weeks of the period, a strikingly high number. But Congress just approved enhanced federal subsidies that help people buy private plans on the ACA marketplace, making the coverage far more affordable up and down the income scale. Nearly all are now eligible for Medicaid or subsidies to buy private ACA health-care plans. But Florida and Texas account for about half of those stuck in the Medicaid coverage gap. Without movement in Tallahassee and Austin, more than 1 million low-income Americans will lack coverage that the federal government wants to provide them.

Source: Washington Post March 29, 2021 18:11 UTC