` HHS said in April : `` Anyone just 250 % of poverty will qualify for a tax subsidy '' Sebelius 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 CNN spokeswoman .
HHS said in April : `` Anyone just 250 % of poverty will qualify for a tax subsidy '' Sebelius 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 CNN spokeswoman .