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

For Connecticut, marketplace type is State-based marketplace; marketplace name is Access Health CT; marketplace website is https://www.accesshealthct.com/; 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:** Connecticut _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Marketplace type:** State-based marketplace
- **Marketplace name:** Access Health CT _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Marketplace website:** https://www.accesshealthct.com/ _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Medicaid expansion adopted:** yes
- **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:** Covered CT Program _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Income range for state assistance:** up to 175% of the federal poverty level
- **State assistance above 400% of the poverty line:** no _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the state programme pays:** The State of Connecticut will pay a customer's portion of their monthly payment (premium) directly to the customer's insurance company and it will also pay for the cost-sharing amounts (deductibles, co-pays, and co-insurance)
- **State cost-sharing programme:** Covered CT Program _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Basic Health Program:** none
- **State individual mandate:** no _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://www.accesshealthct.com/immigration-status/> Immigration Status You may qualify for some type of financial help or low- or no-cost coverage. By providing your income and household information, you will see if you qualify for financial help to pay for your health coverage. This benefit is only available through Access Health CT. You might qualify depending on: Household size Household Income Home address 2026 Temporary Premium Assistance provides additional financial help to lower monthly health coverage costs for eligible Connecticut residents. The amount of help is based on the number of people in your household and your household income. You must call us to enroll at 1-855-805-4325. <https://help.accesshealthct.com/en_US/enrolling-for-2026> Learn more about this additional financial help and see if you qualify (opens in new window). Also, through Access Health CT, Connecticut residents who meet specific eligibility requirements pay $0 for their health insurance coverage with the <https://help.accesshealthct.com/en_US/covered-connecticut-program> Covered CT Program (opens in new window).

## Source

- https://accesshealthct.com/financial-help/

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