Hypothetical Health Care *ACA* Question

[ownyourfuture]

John Doe is single & chooses ER @ age 59.5
He has to purchase his own healthcare insurance.
He has a pension of $3,000.00 per month.

His lifestyle requires around $4,000.00 per month, so he takes a distribution of $1,000.00 per month from his ROTH 401-k/IRA.

Since it's a ROTH, he will not have to pay taxes on the 12-k

Will the ROTH IRA/401-k income be counted according to the ACA (Affordable Care Act) when he's shopping for insurance & checking if he's eligible for any subsidies ?

If memory serves, the cut-off for a single person is around 45k
(a single person making 45-k or more per year isn't eligible for any subs)

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ian S]

My understanding is that Roth distributions do not count as income for the purposes of ACA subsidies. Probably John Doe should check with his tax guy just to be sure.

 

[MichaelB]

Will the ROTH IRA/401-k income be counted according to the ACA (Affordable Care Act) when he's shopping for insurance & checking if he's eligible for any subsidies ?

The Roth withdrawal doesn't figure into the MAGI calculation for ACA. See here for a confirmation from KFF. A Reader Asks: Would An IRA Withdrawal Count As Income For Exchange Subsidies? | Kaiser Health News

 

[pb4uski]

...Will the ROTH IRA/401-k income be counted according to the ACA (Affordable Care Act) when he's shopping for insurance & checking if he's eligible for any subsidies ?...

No.

 

[ownyourfuture]

Thanks for the replies

 

[papadad111]

The Roth withdrawal doesn't figure into the MAGI calculation for ACA. See here for a confirmation from KFF. A Reader Asks: Would An IRA Withdrawal Count As Income For Exchange Subsidies? | Kaiser Health News

+1.

Subsidies are based on MAGI and multipliers of the feder poverty levels , (so subsidy is income not net worth based )

understanding what goes into MAGI then becomes critical.