This page features a 2022 ObamaCare eligibility chart, the 2021 federal poverty level used for 2021 subsidies, and a subsidy calculator.
To get a-sistance under the Affordable Care Act you must earn between 100% – 400% of the poverty level. For 2022, that is $12,880-$51,520 for an individual and $26,500- $106,00 for a family of four.
Types of Cost A-sistance For 2022
Individual Annual Income
Family of Four Annual Income
Medicaid health coverage (if your state decides to offer it)
Up to $17,775*
Up to $36,570*
Help to pay your premium (if you buy in your state’s online marketplace)
Between $12,880-$51,520
Between $26,500- $106,00
Subsidies for out-of-pocket costs (if you buy a Silver plan in your state’s online marketplace)
Between $12,880- $32,200
Between $26,500- $66,250
NOTE: Our federal poverty guideline list has the 100% poverty level, 138% Medicaid expansion threshold, the 250% CSR subsidy threshold, and the 400% premium tax credit thresholds so you can at a glance see what a-sistance you qualify for. Please note that for Medicaid Expansion if you make under 138% you qualify, for CSR it is between 100% – 250%, and for tax credits, it is between 100% and 400%. See details on subsidies under the ACA.
2021 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Persons in Family/Household
100% FPL: Minimum to Qualify for ACA A-sistance
138% FPL: Medicaid Cap (in States that Expanded)
250% FPL: CSR Subsidies Cap
400% FPL: Premium Tax Credit Cap
1
$12,880
$17,775
$32,200
$51,520
2
$17,420
$24,040
$43,550
$69,680
3
$21,960
$30,305
$54,900
$87,840
4
$26,500
$36.570
$66,250
$106,000
5
$31,040
$42,836
$77,600
$124,160
6
$35,580
$49,101
$88,950
$142,320
7
$40,120
$55,366
$100,300
$160,480
8
$44,660
$61,631
$111,650
$178,640
For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $4,540 for each additional person.
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