Based on the salary information provided by Recruiter.com, the states with the highest average annual income for mental health counselors are Maine ($55,150), Alaska ($54,030), Nevada ($52,770), California ($51,910), Oregon ($49,490), Idaho ($49,060), and District of Columbia ($48,440).
Key Federal Provisions. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands Medicaid. to all cent of poverty and then use of MAGI budgeting Americans under age 65 whose family income is. at or below 133 percent of federal poverty guidelines. ($14,484 for an individual and $29,726 for a family of. four in 2011) by Jan. 1, 2014.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , is the federal agency that runs the Medicare Program and monitors Medicaid programs offered by each state.In 2011, Medicare covered 48.7 million people.Total expenditures in 2011 were $549.1 billion. Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) benefits, like inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility care, home health care, and hospice care. 2  Medicare Program administration, like costs for paying benefits, collecting Medicare taxes, and combating fraud and abuse.