# Arizona — State health insurance marketplace assistance by state: who runs it, where subsidies start and stop, and what the state adds

For Arizona, marketplace type is Federally-facilitated marketplace; marketplace name is HealthCare.gov; marketplace website is https://www.healthcare.gov/; medicaid expansion adopted is yes; where premium tax credit eligibility starts is 138% of the federal poverty line, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Arizona _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Marketplace type:** Federally-facilitated marketplace _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Marketplace name:** HealthCare.gov _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Marketplace website:** https://www.healthcare.gov/ _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Medicaid expansion adopted:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Where premium tax credit eligibility starts:** 138% of the federal poverty line _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Coverage gap below the poverty line:** no _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State premium assistance programme:** none _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State assistance above 400% of the poverty line:** no _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State cost-sharing programme:** none _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Basic Health Program:** none _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State individual mandate:** no _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Open enrollment opens:** November 1, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Open enrollment closes:** December 15, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Coverage year these dates are for:** 2027 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Arizona Marketplace quick facts Type of health insurance Marketplace Federally-facilitated Marketplace ( >https://www.healthcare.gov< HealthCare.gov ) Average monthly premium after subsidies (2026 plans) 2 $229 Number of carriers offering 2026 plans 3 7 Consumers paying <$10 premium after subsidies (2026 plans) 2 17% Frequently asked questions about health insurance in Arizona Frequently asked questions about health insurance in Arizona Who can buy Marketplace health insurance in Arizona? To buy Marketplace health coverage in Arizona: 4 You must live in Arizona. You must be lawfully present in the U.S. You can’t be incarcerated. You can’t be enrolled in Medicare. To qualify for financial assistance (which depends on your household income) through the Arizona Health Insurance Marketplace: You can&#8217;t be eligible for affordable coverage offered by an employer. You can use >https://www.healthinsurance.org/obamacare/employer-health-plan-affordability-calculator/< this tool to see if the employer-sponsored coverage available to you is considered affordable. You can&#8217;t be eligible for AHCCCS (Medicaid) or KidsCare (CHIP) You can&#8217;t be eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A. 5 If married, file a joint tax return. 6 Not be able to be claimed by someone else as a tax dependent. 6 When can I enroll in an ACA-compliant plan in Arizona? Arizona&#8217;s >https://www.healthinsurance.org/open-enrollment/< open enrollment period for 2026 coverage ended on January 15, 2026. The next open enrollment period, for coverage effective in 2027, will run from November 1, 2026 to December 15, 2026.

## Source

- https://www.healthinsurance.org/arizona/

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2026-12-12.
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