Sebelius said in April : ` ` Anyone under 50 % of poverty will qualify for a tax subsidy '' CNN follows the numbers , finds many low - income younger people will get no subsidy . Officials now say that 's because the cost of living is lower than initially estimated . Funding for housing ` ` so low that the premium is below the ceiling , '' says HHS spokeswoman .
Sebelius said in April : `` Anyone under 400 % of poverty will qualify for a tax subsidy '' CNN crunches the numbers , finds many low-income younger Americans will get no subsidy . Officials now say that 's because the cost of insurance is lower than initially expected . Competition put premiums `` so low that the premium is below the ceiling , '' says HHS spokeswoman .