KFF October 25, 2024
Health insurance is expensive and can be difficult to afford for people with lower or moderate incomes. In response, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides sliding-scale subsidies that lower premiums and insurers offer plans with reduced out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for eligible individuals.
This brief provides an overview of the financial assistance provided under the ACA for people purchasing coverage on their own through health insurance Marketplaces (also called exchanges).
Health Insurance Marketplace Subsidies
There are two types of financial assistance available to Marketplace enrollees. The first type, called the premium tax credit, reduces enrollees’ monthly payments for insurance coverage. The second type of financial assistance, the cost sharing reduction (CSR), reduces enrollees’ deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs when they go...
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