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MrsKirkley

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4. The family premium is the premium workers pay to insure themselves, their spouses, and/or children.

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 03:38 PM

Jan 2014

The employee's portion of the premium is what it costs to insure the employee only, with nobody else on the policy. Right now, the IRS is only counting the employee's portion of the premium to calculate the 9.5% affordability test instead of the family premium. If you have any more questions, google affordable care act family glitch. Perhaps one of the many articles addressing this issue explains it better than I can.

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Get rid of Affordable Care Act's family glitch without Congress by calling this number!! [View all] MrsKirkley Jan 2014 OP

Is there somewhere we can get a clearer understanding of what this is about? rgbecker Jan 2014 #1

The family premium is the premium workers pay to insure themselves, their spouses, and/or children. MrsKirkley Jan 2014 #4

The IRS can change this without Congress? progressoid Jan 2014 #2

According to the IRS worker, the IRS can change the way they figure the 9.5% MrsKirkley Jan 2014 #3