The programs would be available to adults who do not qualify for Medicaid but who report incomes between 133-200 percent of the federal poverty level. Program participants would benefit from lower premiums and co-payments than are available through insurance in the new state health insurance exchanges.
States would contract with health plans or providers to design a managed care plan that fulfills basic health benefit requirements. The federal government would fund the plans but leave governance up to the states.
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