The Soapbox: Why Medicaid premiums threaten more than just budgets
read more…: The Soapbox: Why Medicaid premiums threaten more than just budgetsImagine living on $1,304.17 a month. For many Granite Staters, this is not a hypothetical—it’s their reality. That’s the monthly income for an individual at the 2025 federal poverty level. Now consider that the median rent for a studio apartment in New Hampshire is $1,297. That leaves $7.17 for food, transportation, medical needs, heat, clothing, and other necessities. Seven dollars. For an entire month. No amount of creative household budgeting can cover all individual expenses at that rate.
