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

For Virginia, marketplace type is State-based marketplace; marketplace name is Virginia's Insurance Marketplace; marketplace website is https://www.marketplace.virginia.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:** Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Marketplace type:** State-based marketplace _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Marketplace name:** Virginia's Insurance Marketplace _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Marketplace website:** https://www.marketplace.virginia.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:** Virginia Premium Savings _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Income range for state assistance:** 138% to 250% of the federal poverty level _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State assistance above 400% of the poverty line:** no _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the state programme pays:** state subsidies funded through the Virginia Health Insurance Affordability Fund, created by the Virginia General Assembly in a 2026 special session; amount per enrollee not stated on this page _(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:** 2026-11-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Open enrollment closes:** 2027-01-29 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Coverage year these dates are for:** 2027 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Pregnant non-citizens can get coverage if they have qualifying incomes, no matter their immigration status. For more information: <https://dmas.virginia.gov/for-applicants/information-for-noncitizens/> Information for Noncitizens Shorter Open Enrollment (effective Nov 1, 2026) Open Enrollment will begin November 1, 2026, and will end on January 29, 2027. Non-Citizen Eligibility Changes – Part 3 (effective January 1, 2027) Changes to noncitizen eligibility for federal Marketplace tax credits (APTC/PTC) and cost sharing reductions (CSRs) will start on January 1, 2027. Starting with Plan Year 2027 Open Enrollment, only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and non-citizens with these status types can get APTC and CSR: Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs/green card holders) Cuban/Haitian Entrants COFA Migrants Other types of non-citizens won't qualify for the Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC). These consumers will be renewed for plan year 2027, but without a tax credit. All current “lawfully present” statuses can still get Marketplace QHP coverage and may qualify for additional Virginia Premium Savings to reduce their monthly costs.

## Source

- https://www.marketplace.virginia.gov/federalchanges

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