Still , because of what government officials have been saying about who would get subsidies , many low-income consumers are counting on subsidies to lower their costs , no matter how small those costs may initially be . 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 . " The problem is that there are not enough jobs to go around and those who do have them tend to be low paid or at least part-time jobs. Competition put premiums `` 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 . " The problem is that there are not enough jobs to go around and those who do have them tend to be low paid or at least part-time jobs. Competition put premiums `` so low that the premium is below the ceiling , '' says HHS spokeswoman .