IMPORTANT: Need to update your application to enroll for 2018?

Log in to your HealthCare.gov account, select your 2018 application, and update your expected income and household changes for the year. Then continue with your 2018 enrollment.

Act by December 15, and your new coverage and changes will take effect January 1.

The information below helps you make changes after you're already enrolled in a plan for the year.

If you're enrolled in a Marketplace plan and your income or household change, you should update your application with income and household changes as soon as possible.

These changes — like higher or lower income, adding or losing household members, or getting offers of other health coverage — may affect the coverage or savings you’re eligible for.

• See which changes to report.
• Learn how to report changes.

Why it’s important to update your application immediately

• If your income estimate goes up or you lose a household member:
  • You may qualify for less savings than you’re getting now. If you don’t report the change, you could have to pay money back when you file your federal tax return.
• If your income estimate goes down or you gain a household member:
  • You could qualify for more savings than you’re getting now. This could lower what you pay in monthly premiums.
  • You could qualify for free or low-cost coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

See how your savings may change

Use this tool from the IRS to see how income and household changes can affect your savings.

If you need to cancel your plan

Some changes — like starting Medicare coverage or getting a job-based insurance offer — require you to cancel your Marketplace plan. Or you may want to cancel coverage for another reason.

Learn how to cancel your plan.