Under the Affordable Care Act, individuals can receive premium subsidies when they buy marketplace health plans unless they have been offered affordable coverage from their employer. What is considered affordable is based only on the employee’s costs. A report from the Commonwealth Fund shows how what has come to be known as the family glitch bars low-income families from accessing affordable marketplace coverage.
The report can be obtained at ACA Family Glitch Increases Health Costs for Millions of Families | Commonwealth Fund.