All Marketplace plans cover a set of preventive services to prevent illness, disease, and other health problems at no cost to you, even if you haven’t met your yearly deductible. These services are free only when you get them from a doctor or other provider in your plan’s network. Contact your health plan to see which providers are “in-network.”

5 common preventive health services

Preventive services include things like screenings, tests, check-ups, and counseling. Here are 5 benefits available to adults with Marketplace coverage.

• Blood pressure screenings
• Cholesterol screenings (for certain ages and people at high risk)
• Depression screenings
• Immunizations
• Obesity screenings and counseling

See the full list for adults. Other services are also available to women and children.

Get more information on preventive care

• Take advantage of these free services to help find health problems early, when treatment is likely to work best. Talk to your provider about what’s right for you.
• Get more information on preventive and wellness services for your whole family.

The last day to file your 2021 federal income taxes is April 18, 2022 – that’s less than 2 weeks away! If anyone in your household had Marketplace health coverage in 2021, you should have received Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace® Statement. (If you didn’t get the form online or by mail, contact the Marketplace Call Center.)

How to use Form 1095-A

• If your form is correct, use it to “reconcile” your premium tax credit. If you find a mistake, contact the Call Center. We’ll send you a new, updated form. Don’t file until you have a correct form.
• To “reconcile,” you’ll compare the amount of premium tax credit you used during the year with the premium tax credit you qualify for based on your final income. Any difference will affect your refund or the amount of taxes you owe.
• Get a step-by-step guide to “reconciling” your premium tax credit.

Didn’t have Marketplace coverage in 2021?

• If you got your 2021 health coverage somewhere else, like through your job or outside the Marketplace, you’ll get a different form and follow different steps.
• Choose your 2021 health coverage status for the steps and forms for your situation.

Open Enrollment for 2022 is over, but you may still qualify to enroll in or change Marketplace coverage for the rest of the year if you’ve had a recent life event. Getting married, having a baby, moving, and losing health coverage all count. (Note: These are the most common life changes; here’s the full list of qualifying life events). In addition to having a life event, you may also qualify based on your estimated household income.

Do I qualify for a Special Enrollment Period?

• Answer a few quick questions to see your coverage options.
• If you already know you qualify, create an account or log in to an existing one to enroll in or change Marketplace coverage for 2022.
• If eligible, you may be asked to submit documents to confirm your life event before you can enroll.

Does my income change make me eligible for Medicaid or CHIP?

• When you visit our screener at HealthCare.gov, we’ll also tell you if you may qualify for free or low-cost health coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
• If you may be eligible, we’ll send your information to your state agency, and they’ll contact you with next steps.

Learn more about 2022 coverage options.

The 2021 tax filing season ends April 18, 2022. Here’s how you can get ready if you had Marketplace coverage at any point in 2021.

1. Keep Form 1095-A in a safe place 

• Your 1095-A should have arrived in the mail. It came from the Marketplace, not the IRS.
• This form includes information about Marketplace plans anyone in your household had in 2021.
• It may also be available online in your HealthCare.gov account. If you don’t have a paper copy, check your account before calling the Call Center.

2. Check that your Form 1095-A is correct

• Make sure your household and coverage information, the “second lowest cost Silver Plan“, and the monthly premium are correct.
• If you find a mistake, contact the Marketplace Call Center. We’ll send you an updated copy to file.

3. “Reconcile” with your correct Form 1095-A

• Use the information from your correct Form 1095-A to complete Part II of Form 8962 (PDF, 110 KB).
• The chart on this page shows how to “reconcile”.
• If there’s a difference between the amount of premium tax credit you used during the year and the premium tax credit you actually qualify for, this may affect your refund or the amount of taxes you owe.