You can currently purchase Marketplace coverage and qualify for subsidies depending on your income. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are no longer eligible for health coverage through the Marketplaces, and starting in 2027, certain other lawfully present immigrants will no longer be eligible for subsidized Marketplace coverage. Premiums for Marketplace plans can vary by age unless states decide otherwise. In most states, your premium (before taking into account tax credits) could be up…

Lawfully present immigrants generally include: lawful permanent residents (or “green card holders”); persons fleeing persecution, including refugees and asylees; other humanitarian immigrants, including those granted temporary protected status; Cuban/Haitian entrants; survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, and other serious crimes; and persons with valid non-immigrant visas, such as work or student visas. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are no longer eligible for ACA Marketplace coverage. For a list of qualified immigration statuses for the…

Only those individuals in a family who are applying for health insurance are required to provide citizenship and immigration status. Applicants also must provide a Social Security Number if they have one. Citizenship and immigration status for those applying for health insurance will be checked electronically with several systems, including the Social Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements). If an individual’s status cannot be checked through an…

Most lawfully present immigrants, including people with work (H1) and student visas, can buy health insurance through the health insurance Marketplaces. This group also currently includes lawfully present immigrants with incomes under 100% of the federal poverty level who cannot enroll in Medicaid based on immigration status, for example, because they are in the five-year waiting period for Medicaid or CHIP coverage. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is no longer considered an eligible immigration…

Most lawfully present immigrants with a “qualified” immigration status who meet Medicaid and CHIP program requirements, such as income and state residency, can enroll in Medicaid or CHIP after they have been in the United States with qualified status for 5 years or more. A list of “qualified statuses” can be found here. Some groups of lawfully present immigrants do not have to wait five years before they may enroll in Medicaid and CHIP. These include…