Premium Tax Credit

In general, if you purchase health insurance through the Marketplace, you don’t qualify for any premium assistance when your income is too high. However, for 2021 and 2022, if your household income is more than 400% of the federal poverty line (FPL), you may be eligible to claim the premium tax credit (PTC) and will not pay more than 8.5% of your income for coverage.

Also, if you were unemployed and received, or were approved to receive, unemployment compensation for any week during 2021, you may be eligible for the PTC as if your household income was only 133% of the FPL, which means more premium assistance regardless of the level of your household income. If this special rule applies to you, be prepared to provide self-attestation and documentation that demonstrates the receipt of such unemployment compensation or approval.

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