unfortunately mississippi is not expanding its medicaid program which it sounds like your son would have qualified for. he will most certainly qualify however for highly subsidized health insurance purchased through your state's marketplace. it would be to his benefit to shop the marketplace and see what options are available to him. he's very likely to find insurance at prices much lower than anything he's seen on the private market in the past given his financial situation. if however even the lowest priced plan available costs more than 8% of his income he won't be penalized if he does not buy insurance.
my son is 39 years old and lives with me. he has not had a job since jan. 1 2013 and has no source of income. . before he quit working he was a self-employed newspaper carrier for 14 years and never could afford to buy health insurance due to gasoline and vehicle repair expenses cutting into his monthly profit. how is he supposed to obtain health insurance under these circumstances? we live in mississippi.