even though you are above age 65 if you do not qualify for either medicare or medicaid you can apply for coverage in the exchange/marketplace. generally subsidies are only available to people between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level but there is an exception for legal immigrants who do not qualify for medicaid because they have not been in the country for 5 years. so based on your income and legal residency status you should qualify for a premium subsidy to purchase a private policy on the exchange/marketplace.
i am a legal permanent resident over 65 years old with less than 5 years of permanent residency. . i'm not working my income is below 100% poverty level and i've not needed to file tax returns. can i get tax credits/subsidies considering my age and income? should the income level be between 100 and 400% and age be less than 65 for government subsidies?