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QUESTION

I’m 63 and my husband is 65 and on Medicare. I'd like to apply for premium tax credits for Marketplace coverage. Can we count my husband’s premiums for Medicare, his supplemental, and Part D against my required contribution for Marketplace coverage?

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ANSWER

No. Your eligibility for premium tax credit subsidies and the amount of your premium tax credit will be based on your family income. The amount your husband pays for his Medicare, Part D and supplemental insurance premium costs will not be taken into account. (26 U.S.C. § 36B-2).