income-based

means-tested

Contingent on financial status

• progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
• tieredHaving multiple levels
• subsidizedOffset by external funding

eligibility · threshold · bracket · assistance · welfare · voucher · graduated · formula · allocation · benefits

repayment

Giving back what's owed

• loanBorrowed money repaid later
• tuitionPayment for instruction
• discretionarySubject to personal judgment

forgiveness · amortization · hardship · deferment · consolidation · servicer · cap · percentage · federal · borrower

progressive

Favoring reform and innovation

• bracketSupport or category
• marginalBarely adequate
• rateMeasured speed or charge

assessment · levy · graduated · deduction · credit · exemption · filing · withholding · adjusted · gross

stratification

Division into distinct levels

• inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
• disparityMeasurable difference between things
• classGrouping by shared traits

segregation · mobility · divide · gap · discrimination · access · barrier · equity · demographic · socioeconomic

• pricing modelssubscription, volume discounts, bulk pricing, freemium, pay per use
• benefitsadvantage, healthcare coverage, dental insurance, benefit, health screening
• health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, health insurance card
• loan paymentsmonthly payment, loan payment, minimum payment, loan repayment, payment schedule
• public assistancefood stamps, welfare office, public housing, cash aid, disability benefits
• Coverage Statuscovered, insured, uninsured, enrolled, unenrolled