In Part III of this Beyond the Basics OE10 webinar series presented in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) on September 20, 2022, Gabrielle Lessard, Senior Policy Attorney at NILC, and Shelby Gonzales, Vice President for Immigration Policy at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, provide an overview…
In Part II of this Beyond the Basics OE10 webinar series presented on September 15, 2022, Jenny Sullivan, Director of Health Coverage Access, provides an in-depth review of eligibility rules for premium tax credits—including how offers of employer-sponsored insurance can affect eligibility—as well as how premium tax credits are calculated.…
In Part I of this Beyond the Basics OE10 webinar series presented on September 8, 2022, Jenny Sullivan, Director of Health Coverage Access, and Allison Orris, Senior Fellow on the Health Policy Team, cover the rules used to determine household size and explain what counts as income when determining eligibility…
Eligibility for subsidies in the Marketplace is determined in part by using specific percentages and thresholds that are indexed and change each enrollment year. In addition, people who received advance premium tax credits (APTC) in the prior enrollment year will need to complete a tax return for that year and…
In 2014, a Supreme Court decision gave states the choice whether to expand Medicaid to cover adults with incomes below 138 percent of the poverty line. As a result, individuals earning between 100 and 138 percent of poverty can qualify for a premium tax credit in states that do not…
Financial eligibility for most categories of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is determined using a tax-based measure of income called modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). The MAGI methodology includes rules prescribing who must be included in a household when determining eligibility. The following FAQ explains MAGI and…
Updated August 2022 Financial eligibility for the premium tax credit, most categories of Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is determined using a tax-based measure of income called modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). The following Q&A explains what income is included in MAGI. Note that many guidelines and…
In this Beyond the Basics webinar presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on October 12, 2021, Tara Straw, Director of Health Insurance and Marketplace Policy, brings together all of the policies covered in our webinar series by walking through the HealthCare.gov application step-by-step. ↓ View Presentation Slides…
In this Beyond the Basics webinar presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on September 24, 2021, in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center, Shelby Gonzales, Vice President for Immigration Policy, and Gabrielle Lessard, Senior Policy Attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, provide an overview of…
In this Beyond the Basics webinar presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on September 16, 2021, Tara Straw, Director of Health Insurance and Marketplace Policy, provides an in-depth review of eligibility rules for premium tax credits—including how offers of employer-sponsored insurance can affect eligibility—as well as how…
