I Can't Afford Health Insurance What Are My Options? 
Healthcare reform has expanded the Medicaid program to include individuals with gross incomes of under 138 % of the federal poverty line , it has also establish federal subsidies , and cost sharing reductions for individuals with gross incomes of up to 400 % of the federal poverty line . When submitting ones information to the newly opened healthcare exchanges it will be automatically cross referenced to verify what public programs the individual qualifies for . 