# Do people with incomes below 138% of FPL get subsidized ACA plans in non medicaid states

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 30, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-incomes-below-138-of-fpl-get-subsidized-aca-plans-in-non-medicaid-states/836283 "2019-06-30T01:53:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-incomes-below-138-of-fpl-get-subsidized-aca-plans-in-non-medicaid-states/836283/1 "2019-06-30T01:53:08Z")

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In a place like Texas that didn’t expand medicaid as part of the ACA If you make \<138% federal poverty line can you qualify for subsidies for the ACA or do you not get anything until you are above 138%?

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-incomes-below-138-of-fpl-get-subsidized-aca-plans-in-non-medicaid-states/836283/2 "2019-06-30T03:56:52Z")

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You get nothing.

However, if you miscalculate your income, and receive subsidies during a year in which you end up under the 138% line, you do not have to repay them.