Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§18084 Premium Tax Credit and Cost-sharing Reduction Payments Disregarded for Federal and Federally-assisted Programs

Title 42 › CHAPTER 157 — QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS › SUBCHAPTER IV — AFFORDABLE COVERAGE CHOICES FOR ALL AMERICANS › Part B — Eligibility Determinations › § 18084

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

When checking if someone can get benefits from any federal program or any state or local program paid in whole or in part with federal funds, do not count a premium tax credit or refund under section 36B as income or as a resource for the month it is received and the next 2 months. Any cost‑sharing reduction or advance payment under sections 18071 or 18082 is treated as paid to the health plan, not to the person.

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Title 42, §18084

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For purposes of determining the eligibility of any individual for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds—

(1)any credit or refund allowed or made to any individual by reason of section 36B of title 26 (as added by section 1401) shall not be taken into account as income and shall not be taken into account as resources for the month of receipt and the following 2 months; and

(2)any cost-sharing reduction payment or advance payment of the credit allowed under such section 36B that is made under section 18071 or 18082 of this title shall be treated as made to the qualified health plan in which an individual is enrolled and not to that individual.

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section 1401, referred to in par. (1), means section 1401 of Pub. L. 111–148.

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42 U.S.C. § 18084

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110