Beginning in 2014, tax credits will be available to U.S. citizens and legal immigrants who purchase coverage in the new MNsure health insurance exchange and who have income up to 400% of the federal poverty level ($43,320 for an individual or $88,200 for a family of four in 2009). To be eligible for the premium tax credits, individuals must not be eligible for public coverage–including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicare, or military coverage–and must not have access to health insurance through an employer. (There is an exception in cases when the employer plan does not cover at least 60 percent of covered benefits on average or the employee share of the premium exceeds 9.5% of the employee’s income.)The premium tax credits will be advanceable and refundable, meaning they will be available when an individual purchases coverage and will be available regardless of whether or not an individual owes any taxes. The premium tax credits will vary with income and are structured so that the premium an individual or family will have to pay will not exceed a specified percentage of income, ranging from 2% for those with incomes up to 133% of the poverty level (about $14,400 for an individual) to 9.5% for those with incomes between 300 and 400% of the poverty level ($32,490 to $43,320 for an individual).