I've got a friend who made about 16k in 2012 and in 2013 he got a much better job making about 38k. He applied for this ACA program or Medicaid (is there a difference?) this past December and got it free. Did he fill something out incorrectly or do they go by your last income tax filed, which for him would all his 2012 earnings?
What state is he in? There is no way to get ACA for free but medicaid you can get it for free. But only certain states extended medicaid
We're in NJ. I think he has Medicaid.