Which of the following is not one of the ways the PPACA attempts to cover the poor?

A. Requiring larger employers to provide insurance for all of their full-time employees.
B. Providing health care directly to the poor through government-run clinics and hospitals.
C. Subsidizing the purchase of health insurance for those who buy to comply with the
personal mandate.
D. Expanding Medicaid to cover anyone with an income less than 133 percent of the poverty
level.


Answer: B

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