Rep. Sherrill calls for tweak to federal poverty line to reflect states’ varying costs
Now, the federal poverty line is the same no matter where you live. Rep. Mikie Sherrill introduced a bill to require regional ...
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Rep. Sherrill calls for tweak to federal poverty line to reflect states’ varying costs
Sherrill (D-11) introduced legislation Friday that would require the Department of Health and Human Services ... households live in poverty under current federal poverty guidelines.
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Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Definition
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS ... used for statistical purposes and to help calculate poverty guidelines. The federal poverty level is the annualized income earned by a ...
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This Income Is Considered Poverty Level in 2025
She based her poverty guidelines and calculations on ... the poverty threshold is $15,650. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services uses the Census Bureau threshold to determine who ...
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Medicaid policy changes may shift costs to states
One of several proposed changes to Medicaid is lowering or eliminating the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage floor set at ...
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This Income Is Considered Poverty Level in 2025
The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to ...
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State of Florida sues feds in children's insurance fight
Florida’s program offers subsidized insurance for children who are not eligible for Medicaid and whose household incomes are up to 210 percent of the federal poverty level. As an example, a family of ...