2014 “Lowest Cost Bronze Plan” Costs
Under the Affordable Care Act, most individuals are required to enroll in health coverage. However, there are
certain exemptions from this requirement. One of the exemptions is if coverage is unaffordable. To assist in
filling out the worksheet to apply for this exemption on your 2014 federal tax return, below are the costs of the
Lowest Cost Bronze Plan in DC Health Link, the Insurance Marketplace in the District of Columbia. Use these
numbers when filling out the worksheet in the instructions for the application for exemption, Form 8965. The
instructions can be found at: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8965.pdf. You must also use the Second Lowest
Cost Silver Plan calculator tool at DCHealthLink.com/2014taxinfo to fill out the worksheet.
Plan costs vary based on the age of each enrollee at the time you would have enrolled. For example, if you
wanted to know what coverage would have cost you if you first enrolled in April of 2014, and you were 44 at
that time, the premium would be $194.01/month. The premium stays the same the whole year based on the
age you were when you first enroll for the year.
For 2014, the Lowest Cost Bronze Plan available through DC Health Link is the CareFirst BlueChoice HSA $6,000
and monthly premiums are as follows for each individual in a household (add numbers together to get total
premiums):
Age
Monthly Premium
$111.59
Newborn through Age 20
$124.05
Ages 21 – 27
$126.95
Age 28
$129.68
Age 29
$132.92
Age 30
$136.33
Age 31
$139.40
Age 32
$142.65
Age 33
$146.06
Age 34
$149.47
Age 35
$152.88
Age 36
$156.30
Age 37
Age 38
$158.17
Age 39
$160.05
Age 40
$166.36
Age 41
$172.85
Age 42
$179.67
$186.67
Age 43
Age
Age 44
Age 45
Age 46
Age 47
Age 48
Age 49
Age 50
Age 51
Age 52
Age 53
Age 54
Age 55
Age 56
Age 57
Age 58
Age 59
Age 60
Ages 61 and Above
Monthly Premium
$194.01
$201.51
$209.36
$217.55
$226.08
$234.96
$244.17
$253.73
$263.62
$273.86
$284.61
$295.70
$307.30
$319.25
$331.70
$344.67
$358.15
$372.14