Editing Poverty threshold (section)

====Impacts on healthcare====
The nation's poverty threshold is issued by the Census Bureau.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines|title=Poverty Guidelines|date=23 November 2015|website=ASPE|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> According to the Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation the threshold is statistically relevant and can be a solid predictor of people in poverty.<ref name=":3" /> The reasoning for using [[Federal poverty level|Federal Poverty Level]] (FPL) is due to its action for distributive purposes under the direction of Health and Human Services. So FPL is a tool derived from the threshold but can be used to show eligibility for certain federal programs.<ref name=":3" /> Federal poverty levels have direct effects on individuals' healthcare. In the past years and into the present government, the use of the poverty threshold has consequences for such programs like [[Medicaid]] and the [[Children's Health Insurance Program]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-fpl/|title=Federal Poverty Level (FPL) - HealthCare.gov Glossary|website=HealthCare.gov|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> &nbsp;The benefits which different families are eligible for are contingent on FPL. The FPL, in turn, is calculated based on federal numbers from the previous year.<ref name=":4" />

The benefits and qualifications for federal programs are dependent on number of people on a plan and the income of the total group.<ref name=":4" /> For 2019, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services enumerate what the line is for different families. For a single person, the line is $12,490 and up to $43,430 for a family of 8, in the lower 48 states.<ref name=":3" /> Another issue is reduced-cost coverage. These reductions are based on income relative to FPL, and work in connection with public health services such as Medicaid.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=https://www.healthinsurance.org/obamacare/will-you-receive-an-obamacare-premium-subsidy/|title=Will you receive an Obamacare premium subsidy?|date=27 December 2018|website=healthinsurance.org|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> The divisions of FPL percentages are nominally, above 400%, below 138% and below 100% of the FPL.<ref name=":5" /> After the advent of the American Care Act, Medicaid was expanded on states bases.<ref name=":5" /> For example, enrolling in the ACA kept the benefits of Medicaid when the income was up to 138% of the FPL.<ref name=":5" />