KFF December 7, 2021
Premiums for the Affordable Care Act Marketplace benchmark silver plan are decreasing 3.1 percent on average across the country – the fourth year in a row that benchmark premiums have fallen – though the changes vary by county, a new KFF county-by-county analysis finds.
The benchmark plan premiums are important because they are used to determine the tax credits available to people who buy their own insurance through the Marketplaces. What people would have to pay in premiums, if anything, will depend on where they live, the plan they choose, and their age and income.
An interactive map illustrates changes in premiums after tax credits for the lowest-cost bronze, silver and gold plans by county for a 40-year-old at varying...