Is your Employer's Plan Affordable or Unaffordable
If an employer's health insurance is deemed unaffordable,
it typically refers to a situation where the cost of the employer-sponsored health insurance exceeds a certain percentage of an employee's income, as
defined by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the ACA, large employers with 50 or more employees are required to offer affordable health insurance coverage to their employees or face potential
penalties.
According to the ACA, employer-sponsored health insurance is considered
affordable if the employee's share of the premium for the lowest-cost self-only coverage option does not exceed a certain percentage of their household income. This percentage is adjusted annually by
the IRS and is generally set at 9.83% of household income for 2023.
If an employee's share of the premium for the lowest-cost self-only coverage exceeds the affordability threshold, they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Health Insurance Marketplace (also known as the Exchange) to help them obtain more affordable health insurance coverage. This could include premium tax credits, which reduce the monthly cost of premiums, or cost-sharing reductions, which reduce out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance.
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