Is Congress Exempt From Obamacare? 
Congress is n't exempt from PPACA regulations . Congress and their staff have work based insurance , so thus should be able to stay on their current plan . However an amendment to bill before it became law said they must use health insurance marketplace . They will use the marketplace , but since their staffers , making as little as $ 30,000 ca n't get subsidies through the marketplace -LRB- they have access to employer based coverage -RRB- their employer -LRB- the Government -RRB- is allowed to cover part of the cost of their premiums . Since all members of Congress have been well aware of this since 2010 , any other claim is a willful misrepresentation of the truth . 