So some households were going to get subsidized because as the Washington Post noted the other day, the ACA was never affordable. The Affordable Care act was never affordable unless you had subsidies. So let's talk about this. In order to be eligible for subsidy at the beginning in 2014, you had to be a US citizen or a lawfully present person. You could not be in jail or prison, couldn't be incarcerated. You could not have access to other subsidized health coverage. (04:25–04:35)
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Asserts eligibility criteria for ACA subsidies in 2014 required U.S. citizenship or lawful presence.
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