Based on the salary information provided by Recruiter.com, the states with the highest average annual income for mental health counselors are Maine ($55,150), Alaska ($54,030), Nevada ($52,770), California ($51,910), Oregon ($49,490), Idaho ($49,060), and District of Columbia ($48,440).
Key Federal Provisions. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands Medicaid. to all cent of poverty and then use of MAGI budgeting Americans under age 65 whose family income is. at or below 133 percent of federal poverty guidelines. ($14,484 for an individual and $29,726 for a family of. four in 2011) by Jan. 1, 2014.
Under the ACA, as of 2014, Medicaid coverage is expanded to nearly all adults with incomes at or below 138% of poverty in states that expand, and tax credits are available for people who purchase coverage through a health insurance Marketplace.ven under the ACA, many uninsured people cite the high cost of insurance as the main reason they lack coverage. In 2014, 48% of uninsured adults said the main reason they were uninsured was because the cost was too high.