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Nye Bevan

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1. No, (b) is incorrect, as you suspected. You need to buy through the exchange to get a subsidy.

Reply to progree (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 11:12 AM

Dec 2014

Going off the exchange will give you a greater choice of policies (and often, a significantly broader network of doctors and hospitals) but you will not get any subsidy, either upfront or later.

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Are ACA-compliant plans sold outside the exchanges eligible for subsidies eventually? [View all] progree Dec 2014 OP

No, (b) is incorrect, as you suspected. You need to buy through the exchange to get a subsidy. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #1

Note that the Supreme Court has taken up a case determining whether plans sold on exchanges PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #2