For the most part, the ACA health insurance subsidy, aka the premium tax credit, is set up such that it doesn't matter how much you receive upfront when you enroll. The upfront subsidy is only an ...
2021 California ACA Health Insurance Premium Subsidy
Update on July 3, 2020: New California state budget for 2021 preserved funding for the state premium assistance. The program design for 2021 carried over the same design from 2020. Ever since the ...
2021 2022 Medicare Part B Part D IRMAA Premium Brackets
[Update on November 18, 2020: My projections for 2021 matched 100% the official numbers.] Seniors age 65 or older can sign up for Medicare. The government calls people who receive ...
2019 2020 2021 Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) For ACA Health Insurance
People who don't have health insurance from work can buy health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The premiums are made affordable by a premium subsidy in the form of a ...
ACA Health Insurance: Price To Cover Two People Versus Just One
Reader Charlie brought up an interesting scenario. Both Charlie and his wife are getting health insurance from the ACA exchange right now. After Charlie becomes eligible for Medicare next year, his ...
When ACA Tax Credit Makes Your Premium Nearly Double Or Go To Zero
A double-digit increase in the annual health insurance premium is no longer news. It will be my third year on ACA health insurance in 2020. I just received the renewal documents from my HMO. The full ...