The Reinsurance Fee. Health care reform guarantees coverage regardless of a person’s health status. The reinsurance program works to reduce the need for insurance companies to charge higher premiums because of that guarantee. The program transfers funds to individual insurance plans with higher-cost enrollees. The goal is to stabilize premiums during the early years of market reform..
The Marketplace Fee. The Affordable Care Act created a new way to shop online for health insurance. It’s called the Health Insurance Marketplace. This fee pays to support the Marketplace and has made it self-sustaining.
The Risk Adjustment Fee. This fee funds the risk adjustment program. The program helps to keep the cost of health insurance more stable.
State taxes
The Michigan Claims Tax. This tax helps fund the State Medicaid program. It's paid on certain health care claims.
The State Insurance Premium Tax. This is a quarterly tax on Michigan-based health insurance premiums.
