A measure of the proportion of total covered medical costs that the health insurance plan is contractually obligated to pay.

The actuarial value calculated by the AV Calculator is the percentage of total allowed costs a health insurance plan expects to pay for a standard population, using standard assumptions and taking into account cost-sharing provisions. The actuarial value includes only expected benefit costs paid by the plan and not premium costs paid by the enrollee.

The ACA’s actuarial value represents an average for a population and does not reflect the actual or even expected cost-sharing experience for each individual. For example, a plan with an actuarial value of 70% means that for a standard population, the plan is expected to pay 70% of their health care expenses, while the enrollees themselves are expected to pay 30% through some combination of deductibles, copays, and coinsurance on average. (Determining Minimum Value and Actuarial Value Under the Affordable Care Act)

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