New poverty definition could cut health benefits for millions

By the numbers: After 10 years, the change would result in:

• More than 250,000 seniors or people with disabilities either losing their eligibility for Medicare Part D's low income subsidy program, or receiving less assistance from it.
• More than 150,000 seniors or people with disabilities losing assistance with their Medicare premiums.
• More than 300,000 children losing Medicaid and CHIP coverage.
• More than 250,000 people losing the coverage they gained through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion.
• More than 150,000 ACA exchange enrollees losing all or some of their cost-sharing assistance.
• Tens of thousands of ACA enrollees losing their premium subsidies, and millions receiving smaller subsidies.

Go deeper: Poor people spend more of their income on health care