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Does a subsidized health insurance plan through ACA violate my F1 visa status (I am a resident alien)?

Hi,

I am a resident alien F1 student in the US (resident alien because I have been here for 5+ years). My college requires us to enroll in the college health insurance plan; waiving out of college health insurance plan is possible if we have an equivalent insurance plan from elsewhere.

I applied for ACA through the healthcare.gov website and got approved a subsidy for an insurance plan through the marketplace. Based on this marketplace plan I got, I was able to waive out of my college's insurance plan.

I am now worried that enrolling for a subsidized insurance plan through the federal marketplace may be in violation of some immigration law. This concern stems from coming across the following webpage: https://www.salisbury.edu/administration/student-affairs/student-health-services/international.aspx

The webpage asserts that international students are not eligible for any "public assistance" and that in fact, accepting such assistance is in violation of immigration law.

My question: is that assertion correct? Does enrolling in a subsidized ACA plan jeopardize my F-1 status?

I have a few more days to enroll back into my college's insurance plan so I'm not completely screwed yet. Would be grateful for any responses/insights/links to relevant resources and/or clauses in the relevant immigration law.

Thanks so much!

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