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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I don't think that is what I'm looking for, not on this point. I truly am wondering if a poor family would be hit with the deductible, because then I do not see how they were helped. if they had no money to pay for an office visit before ACA, how do they now? and some of the answers about knowing the correct back doors for getting stuff covered would likely be beyond the knowledge of that same presumedly (or often) poorly educated parent(s), don't you think?

I thought we were providing coverage to the poor, but I'm just shocked that we haven't really (unless I'm missing something?).

The biggest programs within ACA oriented toward helping the poor within Obamacare were expansion of Medicaid and CHiP and provision of subsidized insurance policies.