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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 4, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-d <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution of Support for a Referendum on the Expansion of Medicaid in North <br /> Carolina <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Draft Resolution Donna Baker, 245-2130 <br /> Commissioner Penny Rich, 245-2130 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a Resolution of Support for a Referendum on the Expansion of <br /> Medicaid in North Carolina. <br /> BACKGROUND: At its November 20, 2017 regular meeting, the Board heard a petition <br /> requesting that the Board consider a resolution supporting a statewide referendum on the <br /> expansion of Medicaid. The State of Maine recently conducted a referendum on this topic. <br /> The attached draft resolution recommends the following referendum question - "Shall the State <br /> of North Carolina expand Medicaid to provide healthcare coverage for qualified adults under age <br /> 65 with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level?" <br /> The table below details income figures based on the 138% federal poverty level (FPL) <br /> referenced in the proposed referendum question. <br /> 2017 FPL Guidelines: 48 Border States and D.C. <br /> (For households with more than 8 persons, add $4,180 for each additional person ) <br /> Persons in 2017 Federal Medicaid Eligibility Premium Subsidy <br /> Household Poverty Level (138% of FPL) Threshold (400% of FPL) <br /> 1 $12,060 $16,643 $48,240 <br /> 2 $16,240 $22,411 $64,960 <br /> 3 $20,420 $28,180 $81,680 <br /> 4 $24,600 $33,948 $98,400 <br /> 5 $28,780 $39,716 $115,120 <br /> 6 $32,960 $45,485 $131,840 <br /> 7 $37,140 $51,253 $148,560 <br /> 8 $41,320 $57,022 $165,280 <br />