In the United States, Medicaid coverage gaps refer to a group of uninsured persons (in states that opt ​​out of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that is not eligible for Medicaid under it's previous rules, which are still valid in the country -this country, and too poor to qualify for ACA subsidies and credits designed to allow the middle-class Americans to buy health insurance. The number of Americans in this gap has been estimated at nearly 3 million in January 2016, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Foundation also said that 90% of people in this gap live in the South, in states that have not expanded Medicaid, the eligibility requirements for Medicaid are limited to parents who make up 44% or less of the poverty line, and in most states, all adults without children, child does not meet the requirements. The coverage coverage results from this and a number of factors, such as fa kta that the ACA is designed in such a way that the poor will receive ived coverage through Medicaid and so does not include an alternative program for them. For example, in April 2014, someone living in Texas, an underdeveloped state, should earn less than $ 3,737 per year in order to qualify for Medicaid, and should make at least $ 11,490 (if one person) or $ 23,550 (for a family of four ) to qualify for ACA subsidies. On November 1, 2015, an episode of Late Night Week with John Oliver dedicated his main segment to discuss Medicaid coverage gaps.
Countries like Idaho, Utah, and Maine have discussed, or are overcoming, the Medicaid gap through voting measures, a form of direct democracy.
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