Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC)

Enhanced Premium Tax Credits ensure that millions of Americans can continue to access health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 4 released its proposed standards for the health insurance marketplaces, including the issuers and brokers who assist marketplace enrollees, for 2026.
Over 21.4 million Americans selected or were automatically re-enrolled in 2024 Marketplace coverage, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported March 22, up slightly from the 21.3 million reported in January.
President Biden March 11 submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year 2025.
At the federal level, several legislative initiatives specific to maternal mortality have been enacted. Several other initiatives have been introduced in Congress the last year.
The Internal Revenue Service today finalized a rule revising its methodology for assessing whether employer-sponsored coverage is affordable for family members, as advocated by the AHA.
The AHA and eight other national hospital organizations today urged Congress to quickly extend the American Rescue Plan Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for health coverage purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which are set to expire this year.
The AHA and eight other national organizations urge Congress to quickly extend the American Rescue Plan Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for health coverage purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which are set to expire this year.
Six national organizations, including the AHA, today urged congressional leaders to permanently expand access to the Affordable Care Act’s advance premium tax credits.
We call on Congress to act now to make the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) expanded access to the ACA’s advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) permanent, ensuring millions of low- and middle-income families continue to have access to affordable coverage in 2023 and beyond.
The average monthly premium for consumers receiving an advance premium tax credit was $133, down from $164 in 2021.